Master confusing words with ease
Them vs. These or those
Them
/ðəm/Examples:
Them's my orders.The book belongs to them, not us.They offered them a ride to the station.
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This word has no antonymsThese or those
/ðiz/Examples:
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Them is typically used as the object of a verb or preposition, like I saw them.
- Use these when referring to people or things that are near in space or time, for example, These are my keys.
- Those refers to people or things that are more distant in space or time, such as Those were the days.
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