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Moguwai007 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
these or those hours
Could you please teach me which word I should use these or those in the following context?
The front entrance will automatically lock from 9 AM to 12 noon.
When entering this building during these/those hours, please unlock the door by yourself.
The front entrance will automatically lock from 9 AM to 12 noon.
When entering this building during these/those hours, please unlock the door by yourself.
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The front entrance will automatically lock from 9 AM to 12 noon. When entering this building during those hours, please unlock the door yourself. 'These' is OK, too.
- The front entrance will automatically lock from 9 AM to 12 noon.
- When entering this building during those hours, please unlock the door yourself.
- 'These' is OK, too.
- (The hours seem strange for an entrance to lock, though.
- )
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The front entrance will automatically lock from 9 AM to 12 noon.
When entering this building during those hours, please unlock the door yourself.
'These' is OK, too. (The hours seem strange for an entrance to lock, though. I would think that would happen at night.)
When entering this building during those hours, please unlock the door yourself.
'These' is OK, too. (The hours seem strange for an entrance to lock, though. I would think that would happen at night.)
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