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Maripinky Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Give me them!

0 The other day I watched an episode of a comedy series and one of the characters (supposed to be from the North of England and working class) said "Give me them". Is it correct? 0-
  

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0 yes it is 02br 00"give me them" or "give them to me" are both correct and have the same meaning 0-

  • 0 yes it is 02br 00"give me them" or "give them to me" are both correct and have the same meaning 0-
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0 yes it is 02br
00"give me them" or "give them to me" are both correct and have the same meaning 0-
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0 I'd rather say "give them to me!" 02br
00"give me them" doesn't sound right ... but I may be wrong! 0-
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0 If the character is supposed to be from the north, he would most likely say "Gi's 'em" or "give us them" even when speaking in the 1st person singular. 0-
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0 Thank you all. Just one more thing: 02br
00May the choice of this form have been emphatic? I mean, the pronoun "them" was stressed. 0-
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0 My English-Japanese dictionary says; 02br
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00When the two objects of "give" are both pronouns like him and it, "I gave it to him" is most natural. When "it" is emphasized, people often say "I gave him IT!", and when "him" is emphasized, they often say "I gave it HIM!". 02br
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0 There might be some emphasis in this kind of context: 02br
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001. "So what do you want – the blue ones or the red ones?" "Neither. Give me 01i00them02i00!" 02br
00— pointing to the yellow ones. 02br
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00Or sometimes in a longer phrase: 02br
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002. "Give me 01i00them02i0

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