Antedating "and them"

[Victor]

Similar question for the "modal" _of_ or _off_:

could of seen

and

wouldn't of needed

I've repeatedly heard (and in writing) a homework excuse from students:
"I could off done it if...". It was one of my pet peeves when teaching
(math).

    VS-)

Herb Stahlke wrote:
> So is "close line" eye dialect or an eggcorn?
>
> Herb
>
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ...
>> 1918 Ring Lardner _Treat 'Em Rough_ (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill) 13: I
>> guess if Van Hindburg and them could of seen us you wouldn't of needed a
>> close line no more to take their chest measure.
>> ...
>> JL
>>

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