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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'it' vs 'that'

What is the difference between "I didn't know that" and "I didn't know it"?
  

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e. "that" is demonstrative of something perceived as distant from the speaker. In practice, "that" feels more idiomatic to me.

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  • e.
  • "that" is demonstrative of something perceived as distant from the speaker.
  • In practice, "that" feels more idiomatic to me.
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It is no more than the difference between "it" and "that", i.e. "that" is demonstrative of something perceived as distant from the speaker. In practice, "that" feels more idiomatic to me.
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lucas21cWhat is the difference between "I didn't know that" and "I didn't know it"?
The nuances are not easily described. that is perhaps a more emphatic reference.

Steve says many successful women dated good men but didn't know it at the time.
Anyone who didn't know it before should have learned that bad things can happen.
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