Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun Them.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form
hem , them.
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- pronoun
Them (typically after apreposition , or otherwise withaccusative ordative force; now only in unstressed position).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I can't recall the name of 'em; they made some fun of her appearance.
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You'd call 'em up and say, "If you've got some time would you do this?"
NYT > Home Page By JEFF Z. KLEIN 2011
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I can't recall the name of 'em; they made some fun of her appearance.
The Seattle Times 2011
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You'd call 'em up and say, If you've got some time would you do this.
NYT > Home Page By JEFF Z. KLEIN 2011
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The Visitors sure turned it out for their finale last night and if this is the final time we see 'em, at least they made it a bloodbath to remember.
Watercooler: It's Not So Good to Be the Queen in V's Finale 2011
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He wasn't a 'pat you on the back, go get 'em kid' type of guy.
Harvey Dorfman, psychologist to top baseball stars, dies at 75 2011
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It lists five, count 'em, five different press people to keep the Anna Chapman juggernaut moving along:
Beth Knobel: Anna Chapman Goes Online Beth Knobel 2011
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Consider that there have now been five, count 'em five, inquiries into the matter.
David Roberts: What We Have and Haven't Learned From 'Climategate' David Roberts 2011
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It lists five, count 'em, five different press people to keep the Anna Chapman juggernaut moving along:
Beth Knobel: Anna Chapman Goes Online Beth Knobel 2011
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"That's when we jump 'em," a Democratic strategist told me.
The Incredible Shirking Presidency John Fund 2011
bilby commented on the word 'em
List 'em if ya got 'em.
September 26, 2008
frindley commented on the word 'em
But be sure to use an apostrophe and not an open quote or a vertical accent for ’em.
September 26, 2008