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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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Them places
The protagonist, Philip moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey, the Vicar of Blackstable after his mother's death.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
He came across his ex-girlfriend on the West End. She talks to him.
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"Wouldn't they take you back at the shop?" [Philip]
"I couldn't get any work to do anywhere. I walked my legs off looking for work. I did get a job once, but I was off for a week because I was queer, and when I went back they said they didn't want me any more. You can't blame them either, can you? Them places, they can't afford to have girls that aren't strong."
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know what "them place" means.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
He came across his ex-girlfriend on the West End. She talks to him.
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"Wouldn't they take you back at the shop?" [Philip]
"I couldn't get any work to do anywhere. I walked my legs off looking for work. I did get a job once, but I was off for a week because I was queer, and when I went back they said they didn't want me any more. You can't blame them either, can you? Them places, they can't afford to have girls that aren't strong."
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know what "them place" means.
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Since I'm not a native nor having a major in English literature, my opinion may not be justified. However as far as I'm concerned, it seems that the only way that makes sense, is that 'them', in some obscure way possibly, shall have the similar meaning for 'these'. And in this context, it's better to replace it with 'In these'.
- Since I'm not a native nor having a major in English literature, my opinion may not be justified.
- However as far as I'm concerned, it seems that the only way that makes sense, is that 'them', in some obscure way possibly, shall have the similar meaning for 'these'.
- And in this context, it's better to replace it with 'In these'.
- By the way, I'm also reading this book too, though only at a start.
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Since I'm not a native nor having a major in English literature, my opinion may not be justified.
However as far as I'm concerned, it seems that the only way that makes sense, is that 'them', in some obscure way possibly, shall have the similar meaning for 'these'. And in this context, it's better to replace it with 'In these'.
By the way, I'm also reading this book too, though only a
However as far as I'm concerned, it seems that the only way that makes sense, is that 'them', in some obscure way possibly, shall have the similar meaning for 'these'. And in this context, it's better to replace it with 'In these'.
By the way, I'm also reading this book too, though only a
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park sang joonI'd like to know what "them place" means.Those places.
It is a dialect typical of a person in the lower classes of society.
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