Those vs Dem - What's the difference?
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(in the sense of "those")
(clitic, postfix) A group of.
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As determiners the difference between those and dem
is that those is (that) while dem is (them) (in the sense of "those").As a pronoun dem is
(them).those
English
Determiner
(en determiner)- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us.
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts.}}
Antonyms
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*dem
English
Pronoun
(English Pronouns)citation
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.