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Pourriez-vous m'expliquer pourquoi dans cette phrase il faut utiliser le pluriel: a + les = aux?

aux alentours 

ou

aux environs

Merci!

In your example of double pronouns it is clear that the two pronouns both go before the verb: Example 1:  Je me brosse les dents -> Je me les brosse 

I’m  brushing my teeth -> I'm brushing them

some of these sentences sound funny.. ex; You will have had to give up your dream. (you would of had to give up your dream)... Or maybe they are trying to say (you will have to give up your dream).. I suppose its choice of translation but it sounds off.

I'm not sure how to post a follow-up question rather than a reply so I'm re-submitting this as a new question:

Many thanks Jim, that helps.  I got confused because the subject of the lesson is about adding même and then these two examples don't without any explanation as to why - or perhaps I need to re-visit the basics! So it's because he is talking of/about himself.  If he was talking to himself then it would be 'Il aime vraiment parler à lui-même' ?  Also, what if he was saying 'He really likes to talk of/about him' ie a third person - what would be the distinction?

…parce que il m’a conduit sur Wikipédia à lire un très long article sur la vie fascinante de Gauguin. Merci!