Difference between ‘this’ and ‘that’?
I know the use of "this" and "that". In the case of referring to ideas, I can't understand the use of "this" and "that". Here I give the rules taken from the site below:
Sometimes, the difference between this and that is quite subtle. We often use this to refer to something (e.g. an idea or suggestion) that you are about to say and we use that to refer something that you just mentioned:
1. Let’s go to the cinema. What do you think about that? Here it should be "this" instead of "that".
2. What do you think about this? We could go to the cinema. Here it should be "that" instead of "this". Please get me clear. I am confused.
Source:http://www.nativespeakeronline.com/confusing-words/what-is-the-difference-between-this-and-that
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The layout of your question is a bit confusing. I had to check the original to discover that "Here it should be "this" instead of "that"" and "Here it should be "that" instead of "this"" are words that you have inserted, not words copied from the website. The use of "this" and "that" in the examples is consistent with the explanation given and seems natural to me.
- The layout of your question is a bit confusing.
- I had to check the original to discover that "Here it should be "this" instead of "that"" and "Here it should be "that" instead of "this"" are words that you have inserted, not words copied from the website.
- The use of "this" and "that" in the examples is consistent with the explanation given and seems natural to me.
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The layout of your question is a bit confusing. I had to check the original to discover that "Here it should be "this" instead of "that"" and "Here it should be "that" instead of "this"" are words that you have inserted, not words copied from the website.
The use of "this" and "that" in the examples is consistent with the explanation given and seems natural to me.
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