When you ask someone a question lets say a hypothetical like why do they call a bus yellow? You know how people will answer a question with an answer like, "Well they say that buses are yellow because of........" Who are the "they" that are being referred too? I want to know these "theys" they have all the answers. Does anyone know the orgin of the they's? Or am I just dwelling on the rediculous cause I have nothing better to do? I dare you to think about it, lol.
2007-08-01 15:29:52 · 9 answers · asked by pamela t 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's me and buddy Steve. We started it as a college prank in the 70's, didn't know it'd catch on. Sorry for all the trouble we caused.
2007-08-01 15:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Gunz 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus M, you are too funny-
You give a lecture about the use of plural tense. You obviously didn't even understand the question!
What a pompous twit!
2007-08-01 23:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw in a Far Side cartoon, where They's wife discovers her husband is the They they always refer to.
2007-08-01 22:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't know who to refered to ?
maybe they are just retarted the people that say does things
obviously they (people)mean what other people think!
2007-08-01 22:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What grade are you in school?Grade 4 or high school ?Have you studied plural tense and singular tense that you do not know it. They refers to plural tense while he refers to singular. tense.. Because in your question you positively used plural tense by asking "why they call a bus yellow" so the answer is "they call the bus yellow because..." A simple used of your mind, you can not underrstand? You study your lesson rather than participating on this section.
jtm
2007-08-01 22:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Their sources
2007-08-01 22:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by lalalalalala 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they - you know THEY, the supposed experts on any given subject that you may be questioning at the time.
2007-08-01 22:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by Marvelissa VT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You don't even know what a write off is."
"Yeah, but THEY do and THEY're the ones writing it off"
2007-08-01 22:32:43 · answer #8 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
EVERYBODY!!! :-)
2007-08-01 22:32:45 · answer #9 · answered by ♥☺♥☺♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋