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demonstrative adjective (determiner), pronoun
 
demonstrative adjective (determiner), pronoun
  
*<span style="font-weight:bold;">this</span>, or <span style="font-weight:bold;">this one</span>, is close to the speaker
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*<span style="font-weight:bold;">this</span>, or <span style="font-weight:bold;">this one</span>, is near the speaker
 
*<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">that</span>, or <span style="color:#AAAAAA;">that</span>, is farther away.
 
*<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">that</span>, or <span style="color:#AAAAAA;">that</span>, is farther away.
  

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demonstrative adjective (determiner), pronoun

  • this, or this one, is near the speaker
  • that, or that, is farther away.

The initial voiced dental fricative ð, common to both, is a deictic.

See also

this.Javascript