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| − | *<span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> | + | *<span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">This</span> computer</span> is the one I am using. |
| − | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;font-style:italic;"> | + | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;font-style:italic;">That computer</span> is farther away. |
*Kids <span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">these</span> days</span>... | *Kids <span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">these</span> days</span>... | ||
Latest revision as of 15:01, 27 September 2019
Pronoun, (singular)
- this, or this one, is near the speaker.
- that, or that one, is farther away.
The initial voiced dental fricative ð is a deictic common to both the singular and plural:
- these (or in some dialects, these ones) are near the speaker.
- those (or in some dialects, those ones) are farther away.
Demonstrative adjective (determiner)
- This computer is the one I am using.
- That computer is farther away.
- Kids these days...
- Back in those days...
See also
this.Javascript
