2007-07-20 16:54:52 · 14 answers · asked by Miss Megan Up4Grabs 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You know, them!
2007-07-20 18:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it's usually what you say to express something you want and stating that what you are saying is from other's opinion, but actually, it's what you think but you're not quite sure about it. OR, it could be the opinion of what normal people usually thinks about something...OR, it could be based from a normal situation that most normal people had experienced... they all mean similar to me... can you pick mine as best?...
2007-07-21 00:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by bonni_angelikillua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is vague and has no real meaning; I call it the indefinite "they." A pronoun that doesn't refer back to a definite noun is a sign that the writer has not given real thought to his/her words. The first thing that I do when I'm editing my own writing is to look through for unreferenced pronouns and replace them with nouns.
2007-07-21 00:07:43 · answer #3 · answered by nightserf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If more than one person "said it" than they are "they".
Basically it refers to a general opinion on any discussed subject,
They say=it is generally said.
2007-07-21 00:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by russiancatsima 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People in the comunity of the two speakers.
2007-07-21 00:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by wangwang 007007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every other person generally. 'That's what 'they' say'
All the other people that you have asked a question and have gotten the same response from all of them.
2007-07-20 23:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by Kelly R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just an expression. People will use it if "they" don't know who actually said it.
2007-07-20 23:59:57 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Howard and Johnson
2007-07-20 23:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the majority of people
2007-07-20 23:57:25 · answer #9 · answered by Bart G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the basic human population probably
2007-07-20 23:57:00 · answer #10 · answered by rawr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are some random ppl in general
2007-07-21 00:02:33 · answer #11 · answered by soidhfioshfidhfid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋