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<blockquote data-quote="bellesotico" data-source="post: 365154" data-attributes="member: 15614"><p>Actually <strong>theirselves </strong>is a reflexive pronoun, and limited to slang. In other words..it's a "shibboleth" <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>shib·bo·leth <a href="http://img.tfd.com/play.swf" target="_blank">http://img.tfd.com/play.swf</a> (sh<img src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />b<img src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />-l<img src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />th, -l<img src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ebreve.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />th<img src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/lprime.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />)<em>n.</em><strong>1. </strong> A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another.</p><p><strong>2. a. </strong> A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword.</p><p><strong>b. </strong> A commonplace saying or idea.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So actually you are both right. It is a word, but it is considered slang. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bellesotico, post: 365154, member: 15614"] Actually [B]theirselves [/B]is a reflexive pronoun, and limited to slang. In other words..it's a "shibboleth" :) shib·bo·leth [URL]http://img.tfd.com/play.swf[/URL] (sh[IMG]http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gif[/IMG]b[IMG]http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gif[/IMG]-l[IMG]http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gif[/IMG]th, -l[IMG]http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ebreve.gif[/IMG]th[IMG]http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/lprime.gif[/IMG])[I]n.[/I][B]1. [/B] A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another. [B]2. a. [/B] A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword. [B]b. [/B] A commonplace saying or idea. So actually you are both right. It is a word, but it is considered slang. :) [/QUOTE]
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