Talk:'em

Native English plural him or hem
The native English plural him or hem may well survive, at least colloquially, in modern English 'em, as in “Give 'em back!” https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=they --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:08, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

"Now" colloquial?
Why is there a "now" before the word "colloquial" as a label? Was there ever a time when this word was not colloquial or what? Mölli-Möllerö (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Etymology: “from ”. The Online Etymology Dictionary states, “since 17c. taken as a colloquial abbreviation of them, but originally at least in part a form of hem, dative and accusative of the third person plural pronoun.” There is also a Shakespeare quotation from c. 1601. Thus, it was not always colloquial. J3133 (talk) 08:24, 27 May 2023 (UTC)