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Get 'em young = Get them young = ?

 
 
Reply Fri 25 Feb, 2011 08:45 am
What does it mean?

Get them when they are young?

Context:

(Below the heart pic)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20168-newborn-mice-can-mend-a-broken-heart.html
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 25 Feb, 2011 09:04 am
Yes, that's what it means.

Some common spoken abbreviations which sometimes appear in print are 'em for them, 'im for him, 'er for her--usually, you only find this when an author is rendering the spoken word in print, but 'em probably is found more often in contexts such as yours.
McTag
 
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Reply Fri 25 Feb, 2011 06:10 pm
@Setanta,

Good answer.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 25 Feb, 2011 08:57 pm
Thanks, McTeague . . .
oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 25 Feb, 2011 10:17 pm
@Setanta,
Thanks
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