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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Him not them
<was always good to people... and there was those that took advantage of him ?Nigel Balchim>
Why should it be him not them?
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You missed out a relevant word. It should be " He was always good to people ... and there was those that took advantage of him".
- You missed out a relevant word.
- It should be " He was always good to people ...
- and there was those that took advantage of him".
- "him" refers to the same person as "He".
- In standard English "there was those" should be "there were those".
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You missed out a relevant word. It should be "He was always good to people ... and there was those that took advantage of him". "him" refers to the same person as "He".
In standard English "there was those" should be "there were those". Looking at the original text, it seems clear that "there was those" is deliberate, characterising the speaker as uneducated (or speaking with a ce
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