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THESE KIND

Specialty Definition: THESE KIND

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Tips from 1870

Usage: These kind. Adjectives implying number must agree with the nouns which they qualify. This and that qualify nouns in the singular; these and those belong to nouns in the plural.
"These kind of potatoes grow well in this soil." Use this. "This twenty years have I known him." Use these. "The beam was two foot above my head," Use feet. "For this, among other reasons, I abandoned the profession." Say "For this reason, among others, I abandoned the profession." "He rides the bicycle daily, and by this means he preserves his health." "The partners were all honest, courteous, and industrious, and by these means acquired wealth." The word means being either singular or plural, the two preceding sentences are both correct. Source: Slips of Speech.

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Modern Usage: THESE KIND

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Lyrics

And if you want these kind of dreams (Californication; performing artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers)

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Photo Album: THESE KIND

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Thanks for these kind words. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Non-Fiction Usage: THESE KIND

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Economic History

Romania

Unfortunately, the lack of specialization of judges and lawyers in the bankruptcy field makes it difficult to bring these kind of cases to court and to obtain consistent outcomes. (references)

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Modern Translation: THESE KIND

Language Translations for "THESE KIND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

solche Leute (these kind of people). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

esethay indkay

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Anagrams: THESE KIND

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-h-i-k-n-s-t"

-2 letters: destine, endites, enskied, heisted, kindest, skeined, theines.

-3 letters: denies, dienes, endite, hented, hinted, histed, kithed, kithes, nested, seined, shined, skited, teinds, tensed, theine, theins, thinks.

-4 letters: deets, deist, dekes, denes, dense, dents, diene, diets, dikes, dines, dinks, dints, dites, edits, heeds, heist, hents, hides, hiked, hikes, hinds, hints, inked, inset, keens, keets, khets.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-h-i-k-n-s-t"
 

+4 letters: thunderstrike.

 

+5 letters: thunderstrikes.

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INDEX

1. Usage: Modern
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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