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so they vs so them

Both "so they" and "so them" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "So they" is used when referring to a group of people or things, while "so them" is used in informal speech or dialects to refer to a group of people or things.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1581 views

so they

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a group of people or things.

Use "so they" when you want to refer to a group of people or things in a sentence. It is a grammatically correct construction.

Examples:

I told them to clean up, so they did.
The team worked hard, so they deserved to win.
The children were tired, so they went to bed early.

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Let's give them attention so they can prove it works everywhere.
Bring a judge so they can take these wretches away.
I'm using little phone connectors to make them so they can spin.
And so they just... kept on going up to Boston.
I complained so they threw me in solitary.
Everybody's waiting so they so they can catch Sam and take him over to Maryann.
We wrote to Welfare so they'd help your children.
Nunn a loose end, so they killed him.
Science is advanced then, so they invent a time machine.
Get close to somebody so they can leave again.
And so they live in nicer houses like this.
The wounds are strategically placed so they miss the major arteries but inflict maximum pain.
On days like today, fathers slap their children so they'll remember how a brigand ends.
Couple of hours so they can trample anything useful.
They're specialists, so they'll know what to do.
The objects all belong to him, so they're his personal possessions.
And so they pretended to still hate each other.
Too old for reclamation, so they made me barracks chief.
Just so they're young and healthy.
And so they had to cram the sign.

Alternatives:

thus they
therefore they
consequently they
as a result they
hence they

so them

This phrase is correct but is more commonly used in informal speech or dialects to refer to a group of people or things.

Use "so them" in informal contexts or dialects when referring to a group of people or things. It is less formal than "so they."

Examples:

I gave them the instructions, so them kids better listen.
We're going to the party, so them can come along if they want.
I told them to be quiet, so them finally stopped talking.

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I was trying to get rid of it, so them heathens wouldn't get it.
So them bodies have been in that house since, like,
-So you brought them home.
- And you're so sure of them.
I had some savings but Eliska needed them so I gave them to her.
Nobody ate them so I brought them home.
So making them inadmissible as evidence in court.
So give them some smallpox blankets and call it a day.
Okay, so run them down, people.
-So call them to fix it.
So shooting them is doing them a favor.
So cut them first and leave a few.
So send them the money from overseas.
Okay, so run them down, people.
So for them, the calculus must be quite different.
- So fax them the original P.O.
These could be your final words, barbie, so make them count.
The killer doesn't know which of them took it so threatens them both.
They need to go to school so show them what the picture is.
-so tell them to set the pick and roll.

Alternatives:

so they
so those
so these
so that group
so that bunch

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