(No expert here) I think "them" is an object and must be used with a verb. "I'm going with them". "They" would be another. For whatever reason, it would have to be "those kids".
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No, "leave them kids alone" is not correct English grammar. One does occasionally hear it or see it written but it is incorrect.
Someone could say or write, "leave those kids alone," or "leave the kids alone," and either usage would be appropriate and correct.
One could also say or write "leave them alone" and that would be correct as well. Also, as mentioned in the above example, "I'm going with them" is correct as well.
I think it’s more important that people just generally don’t interfere with kids.
well, I guess that the Pink Floyd were wrong. Between this ("leave them kids alone") and the double negative ("we don't need no education") they actually need someone that doesn't leave them alone because they do need education.
Who needs an education when you have spell check?
Never agreed with something so much in my whole ducking life.
Perhaps they should have left those particular kids alone - I remember a few years ago they all got together and sued for unpaid royalties.
Spellcheck is my enema.
Them what doesn't have turned on grammar cheque.
There is a curious side effect to Covid-19.
This year, because we have all been good little socially-distancing, mask-wearing, hand-washing munchkins, the normal winter infectious diseases have really dropped off. There has been a 90% (yes, down to 1/10) drop in flu cases.
So, all the chemist shops stocked up on their normal supplies of Cold/Flu tablets. Which nobody is buying because they have all been disgustingly healthy this year. So Cold/Flu tablets are being discounted. I am waiting for the 90% discounts to match the 90% drop in demand...
Totally unrelated, there has been a 60% drop in avocado prices as well.
This year, because we have all been good little socially-distancing, mask-wearing, hand-washing munchkins, the normal winter infectious diseases have really dropped off. There has been a 90% (yes, down to 1/10) drop in flu cases.
So, all the chemist shops stocked up on their normal supplies of Cold/Flu tablets. Which nobody is buying because they have all been disgustingly healthy this year. So Cold/Flu tablets are being discounted. I am waiting for the 90% discounts to match the 90% drop in demand...
Totally unrelated, there has been a 60% drop in avocado prices as well.
But I read today that the upcoming flu season may be bad in the toll it takes as people have been isolating so much they will be lacking some immunities. So who knows…
I believe that there was a substantial drop, but I wonder how many people didn't go to the doctor and/or reported being sick for fear of quarantine.
Roger Waters thinks it okay but it is incorrect grammar. Depending on use it is maybe acceptable as a common expression though.
Too hot for me too. Been working all day with fans on, windows open and bloody flies in!
That cool front in Texas is pretty much done, so it's getting hot here too. We have a complex pool but I can't wait until I can go to a lake.
By the way, your profile picture looks like Levi from AoT. That's an awesome anime. It was super difficult to watch at first because I wasn't accustomed to the style.
Never understood why you Brits don’t have screens in your windows.