These Vs Those Vs They. They is plural of hesheit. Aug 27 2009 The word these.
I am going to test for any defects. These is used for things and people who are close-by. We use this that these and those to point to people and things.
--they means Peter and Laura Those is the plural of thatYou generally use those in the same way as you use these to refer to one of two distinct groups of things.
Current events use this. This rule applies to time as well. Esther does a great job of teaching these and those. The difference is extremely subtle.
