Who is "they"?

Question

Why do people when asking questions refer to "they"? "They" said this or "they" said that or why do "they", but never say who "they" is? I mean, who the hell is "they"? Does anybody know?

(I know, this is not a serious question. I understand what people mean when they say "they" cuz I say it too, I just want to see what kind of answers I get. So, have some fun...IT'S FRIDAY!!)

Thanx everyone for having fun with it, I wish I could give you all 10 pts but I can't.

This statement excludes discriminator Jr, roxy15675, and other's like them to follow whose existence is so futile that they have nothing better to do than insult others to make themselves feel better. It's all good though cuz it ain't going to change my day ;P.

Answer 1

My friends and I thought about that, and we now call ourselves The Notorious They, so whenever someone says "Well, they say that men don't live as long as women", we'll be like "No, we said that they dont live as long as women if they pis$ us off"

Answer 2

"They" is an objective pronoun used for groups of people from 2 to an infinate amount. The only meaning it has is to a group of people who's identities are not given with the term although their identities or relationship could be disclosed in the same sentence or document of reference.

It's just another thing that people use in general. Usually the meaning of the term "they" is given before the use of the word, otherwise it refers to some sort of higher powers in things like books, both fiction and non-fiction, in which case the t is usually capitalized. It is used to simple make sentences shorter, like you wouldn't want to here some organization's name over and over again, instead it is just refered to as "they".

But then again, refering to your very question, "is" refers to a direct meaning, as if "they" refers to a set group of people. The appropriate word to use would be "are" since it is used to plural tenses such as they and we.

Answer 3

"They" was a film from 2002
Directed by
Robert Harmon
Rick Bota

Plot Summary :
While preparing for the examination of her Master Degree in Psychology, Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is called by her friend from childhood Billy Parks (Jo Abrahams) to meet him in a bar. They both had nightmares when they were children, and Billy is totally disturbed with demons from the dark that would be chasing him and commits suicide in front of Julia. The traumatic experience, plus the meeting with two friends of Billy, Sam Burnside (Ethan Embry) and his girlfriend Terry Alba (Dagmara Dominczyk), in the funeral make Julia having nightmares again. When Sam tells her that they four have been tagged in their childhood, and demons are coming to get them to the darkness, Julia becomes afraid of the dark and asks for help to her boyfriend Paul Loomis (Marc Blucas).

But your right for a cheesy B horror flick the seem to be cited a lot as a source....?????

Answer 4

Society. The general population.

Answer 5

"They" can be anything from the government to the media to your best friend. They usually means that you don't know exactly what you are talking about so you use "they" to give you ideas some real affect. Besides, "they" say that it's okay to do that. :)

Answer 6

Big Brother or The Man AKA our government!

Answer 7

The Man

Well sort of at least. "They say" usually refers to a generally accepted belief or understanding or can refer to popular opinions.

(Notice I said "they say" because the "they" in "they say" is not the same "they" as in "they are out to get me")

Answer 8

They say things and They say things, BUt I know what you mean,and I don't understand why they always are talking in such a way, they never understand, do they?

Answer 9

They=the conventional wisdom. I always ask people who 'they' is when the person is making vague offensive comments. Such as--'If you eat a vegetarian diet THEY say you'll get sick!'.

Answer 10

My fellow friends from Planet Uxbenkyt. Only what they think matters.