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Thems vs Hems - What's the difference?

thems | hems |

As a pronoun thems

is (appalachian|colloquial) variant of those .

As a noun hems is

.

thems

English

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
  • (Appalachian, colloquial) variant of those .
  • * 1982 , Terry C. Johnston, Carry the Wind , page 446:
    • "Catches in my craw, it does — thems as’ll let others do theys work for ’em, then come in to take what the gettin’s got."
  • * 2004 , Louis Daniel Bordsky, Nuts to you! , page 25:
    • After all, there's just some things in life a guy can't hope to change, even with the powder o' positive thinkin' that comes from livin' long enough and knowin' that thems' what's got it ain't about to give none of it to ' thems what's not, [...]
  • * 2008 , Pat Mattaini Mestern, Granite , page 87:
    • “There’s thems' that ''can'' and '''thems''' that ''can’t''; '''thems''' that ''talk'' and '''thems that ''rant .”
  • * 2009 , Robert B. Marchand, Caylen's Quest , page 25:
    • “Thems' are not called boats, ' thems are canoes.”

    See also

    * them

    hems

    English

    Noun

    (head)

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