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Old February 03, 2015, 03:23 AM
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-This is the age of the disposable tissue. Blow your nose on a person, wad them, flush them away, reach for another, [...]

According to context, the most likely thing that THEM refers to is TISSUE, then why THEM not IT?
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-This is the age of the disposable tissue. Blow your nose on a person, wad them, flush them away, reach for another, [...]

According to context, the most likely thing that THEM refers to is TISSUE, then why THEM not IT?
That is because the English quote is incorrect.
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