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What is the difference:

-I want to drink something.

-Me too.

And

-I want to drink something.

-Me either.

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  • possible duplicate of [What is the difference between "me neither" and "me either"?](http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/33544/what-is-the-difference-between-me-neither-and-me-either) (*Me either* is at the very least "uncommon", and I would say it's "non-standard, incorrect".) And *Me neither* is wrong in this context, because it's a "negative polarity" item, which doesn't work when you ***do*** want something (as opposed to agreeing with someone that you ***don't*** want it). – FumbleFingers May 31 '15 at 21:43
  • *Me either* is extremely common. It's just dialectal. –  May 31 '15 at 21:50
  • @snailboat - I'm wondering if you could also tell me the difference between me either and me too and what us dialectal? – user5036 May 31 '15 at 22:35
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    *Me either* is used in many American dialects in the same meaning as *me neither*. The *either* version is rather more common here. But some AmE speakers and all(?) BrE speakers think *me neither* is the right way to say it, so it's probably safer for a learner to use *me neither*. (For some reason, people take this dialect difference very seriously!) –  May 31 '15 at 23:34
  • Useful: http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74390/agreeing-with-negative-sentences-me-neither-or-me-too/74393#74393 – Maulik V Nov 30 '15 at 06:17

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The first conversation is grammatically correct. It means that person A wants to drink something. Person B agrees and also wants to drink something.

Your second conversation is incorrect though. 'Me either' is not a valid form in English. The following would be correct if you didn't want to drink something:

-I don't want to drink something

-Me neither

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