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Milky Posted 19 years ago
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Why does the speaker use "this" below?
"Well, I went to my granny's to celebrate her birthday at the weekend. We had this lovely meal and..."
"Well, I went to my granny's to celebrate her birthday at the weekend. We had this lovely meal and..."
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You know cakes, food...
- You know cakes, food...
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I think here this means writer's going to his/her granny and having a meal there.You know cakes, food...
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I think the speaker used this mealbecause he or she was just about to mention it. Or the meal actually was present at his or her mind. Lovely meal...
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No, I don't think the sentence with this here requires previous mention of the meal.
I think it's an informal construction.
This is used, IMO, to both make it informal/casual and bring the focus on the meal as a starting point in the story.
I think it's an informal construction.
This is used, IMO, to both make it informal/casual and bring the focus on the meal as a starting point in the story.
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