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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
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A/this
We were at a wedding and he asked me to marry him. Or
We were at this wedding and he asked me to marry him.
Are both ok and mean the same?
We were at this wedding and he asked me to marry him.
Are both ok and mean the same?
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Yes (if the greater context does not reveal a wedding being directly indicated). The 2nd is a specific use of 'this' in some speakers' idiolects. It is common but casual.
- Yes (if the greater context does not reveal a wedding being directly indicated).
- The 2nd is a specific use of 'this' in some speakers' idiolects.
- It is common but casual.
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Yes (if the greater context does not reveal a wedding being directly indicated). The 2nd is a specific use of 'this' in some speakers' idiolects. It is common but casual.
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