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OlgaB Posted 16 years ago
Song Writing & Lyrics
The meaning of a pronoun "them" in this particular case
Hello everybody!!
I would like to ask you a question based on a lyrics of a very popular song by Justin Timberlake "Sexy Back".
There is a line: "I am bringing sexy back, THEM other boys don't know how to act"
Could you explain me the meaning of a pronoun "them" here, please??
Why could not Justin sing, like "I am bringing sexy back, other boys don't know how to act"??
I am very curious about this "them" not only because of this song, but in general. I have met this structure of using THEM before a plural form in a sentence of a book I have just finished to read, but unfortunately I didn't write this sentence down and now it is impossible for me to find this sentence at all...
I am looking forward for your answers!!!
Thank you in advance!!
Bye!!
Olga
I would like to ask you a question based on a lyrics of a very popular song by Justin Timberlake "Sexy Back".
There is a line: "I am bringing sexy back, THEM other boys don't know how to act"
Could you explain me the meaning of a pronoun "them" here, please??
Why could not Justin sing, like "I am bringing sexy back, other boys don't know how to act"??
I am very curious about this "them" not only because of this song, but in general. I have met this structure of using THEM before a plural form in a sentence of a book I have just finished to read, but unfortunately I didn't write this sentence down and now it is impossible for me to find this sentence at all...
I am looking forward for your answers!!!
Thank you in advance!!
Bye!!
Olga
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Hi, This use of ' them' is an uneducated way of saying 'those '. eg Them girls smiled at us. eg How much did you pay for them shoes?
- Hi, This use of ' them' is an uneducated way of saying 'those '.
- eg Them girls smiled at us.
- eg How much did you pay for them shoes?
- Clive
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Hi,
This use of 'them' is an uneducated way of saying 'those'.
eg Them girls smiled at us.
eg How much did you pay for them shoes?
Clive
This use of 'them' is an uneducated way of saying 'those'.
eg Them girls smiled at us.
eg How much did you pay for them shoes?
Clive
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I think there may be two probable points of view. On one side, it may be wrong grammatically, while we refer directly the "them" to "other boys". In this point of view, the pronoun "them" could be omitted without any deflection in the meaning. On the other side, the pronoun "them" in the sentence may refer indirectly to "other boys" and the initial structure of the sentence w
I think there may be two probable points of view. On one side, it may be wrong grammatically, while we refer directly the "them" to "other boys". In this point of view, the pronoun "them" could be omitted without any deflection in the meaning. On the other side, the pronoun "them" in the sentence may refer indirectly to "other boys" and the initial structure of the sentence w
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Hi Hamid!! thank you very much for your attention and explanation!!!
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