Difference between revisions of "This"
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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="font-weight:bold;">this</span>, or <span style="font-weight:bold;">this one</span>, is near the speaker. | ||
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*<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">those</span> (or in some dialects, ''those one<u>s</u>'') are farther away. | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">those</span> (or in some dialects, ''those one<u>s</u>'') are farther away. | ||
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| − | *<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;"> | + | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;font-style:italic;">That computer</span> is farther away. |
| − | *Kids <span style="font-weight:bold;">these</span> days... | + | *Kids <span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">these</span> days</span>... |
| − | * | + | *Back in <span style="color:#AAAAAA;font-style:italic;">those days</span>... |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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
