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Who do they think they are? (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 3 months ago by Today to c/showerthoughts
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If you use "they" to describe a nameless group of people and you mean anyone other than The Man (That's how they get you.), you're probably the one who's wrong.

Looking forward to reading some fun exceptions.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Any time you would use "They say," like "You know what they say," is referring to the general populous