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THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
vulgar, who use as in its place; as, "Them as asks shan't have any; and them as don't ask don't want any."
SECTION III.
OF THE ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS.
Adjective pronouns partake of the nature of both pronouns and adjectives. They may be subdivided into four sorts: the possessive, the distributive, the demonstrative, and the indefinite.
The possessive pronouns are those which imply possession or property. Of these there are seven; namely, my, thy, his, her, our, your, their.
The word self is added to possessives; as, myself, yourself, "Says I to myself, says I." Self is also
SELF-ESTEEM.
