Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 22:15:15 -0500

From: "William H. Smith" Wh5mith[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM

Subject: 'and them'



The discussion seems to have gotten away from "and thing", which

collectivizes any sort of thing, at least according to Gonzales. Can "and

them" apply to anything but people? My mother uses "'n'ose" ("and those"),

as in "Aunt Mary 'n'ose", but I don't recall her using it for animals or

other non-humans.



Bill Smith

Piedmont College

wh5mith[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aol.com