2006-11-05 08:21:46 · 13 answers · asked by carly h 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The Ubiquitous they. They all knowing ever present they.
2006-11-05 08:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unnamed people used as a way of proving a point. It is a way of implying something is true because "they" or "everyone" is a short , kinda a convincing way of not letting the listener know you just made it up, or, you have no proof to back up what you are saying while offering the listener no way of verifying what you just said.
2006-11-05 17:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by bob h 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"They" is an undefined and unspecified group. The expression "they say x" is used when a person either does not know exactly who says x, wants to indicate that x is said by people in general, or even does not want to reveal who said x.
2006-11-05 16:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by Keiron 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They come from another planet, and They are going to take over the World. They know what You did last Summer too. Everyone knows Them, but They don't want to get involved. So one day soon, They will control Everyone, and there is nothing We can do to stop Them, but They will never get Me, if I have anything to do with IT.
2006-11-05 16:35:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Those" people who never run out of things to say.
2006-11-05 16:29:47 · answer #5 · answered by imaginary friend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leaders, friends, family... It generally applies to anyone that's not the person saying "they say...."
2006-11-05 16:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The powers that be. That's who they are...
2006-11-05 17:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a group of people who say...
2006-11-05 16:53:10 · answer #8 · answered by motoson 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
society
2006-11-05 16:23:31 · answer #9 · answered by elizabeth_davis28 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people.
2006-11-05 16:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by Ridell 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋