Dem vs Detention - What's the difference?
dem | detention |
* {{quote-news, 2007, February 25, Sia Michel, Stephen Marley in Tallahassee, M.I.A. in India and Klaxons on Fire, New York Times
, passage=Go tell dem natty dreadlocks no wear handcuff,” advises Damian Marley, his guest star and younger brother, who accuses the officers of jealousy.}}
(in the sense of "those")
(clitic, postfix) A group of.
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(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
As nouns the difference between dem and detention
is that dem is face while detention is detention.dem
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Pronoun
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Determiner
(en determiner)- What are dem fings doing 'ere?
- Chillin' wiv da man dem
- Jammin' wiv da man dem
- It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem
- I’ve got my peeps dem with me shouting pull up your socks,
- Cos we just broke the law and now we're running from cops.