I don't agree with Syrial. It's not the objects or items referred to that distinguishes 'them' from 'those'. 'Those' would refer to items which have already been identified/indicated/pointed out, as opposed to [instead of] some other items. There is an alternative implied : 'these' [over here], or 'those' [over there]. ' These are the papers in English, and the ones over there are in Japanese ; take one of those, and read it '. ' The papers in Japanese are over there ; take one of them and read it '

"Them" is the plural form of he/she/it and "Those" is the plural form of that. Them is usually not used with non-living things like "them oranges" is not correct. There might be a case when you can use them for non-living things. for example, if you point at something and say I want them (while you are pointing at oranges) then it will be fine. It all depends on the context and how you are using it. Cheers

"Them" refers to people only. "Those" can refer to a multitude of things, people non-withstanding.

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Thanks hmano. This is very helpful information.