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What's difference between "those" and "these?"

What's difference between "those" and "these?"
  

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'those' are over there, not near me, not near us. Or they are in the past, the ones we saw yesterday or last year, for example. 'those' indicates remote things in space or time.

  • 'those' are over there, not near me, not near us.
  • Or they are in the past, the ones we saw yesterday or last year, for example.
  • 'those' indicates remote things in space or time.
  • 'these' are right here, near me, near us.
  • Or they are in the present, the ones we are looking at now.
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'those' are over there, not near me, not near us. Or they are in the past, the ones we saw yesterday or last year, for example. 'those' indicates remote things in space or time.

'these' are right here, near me, near us. Or they are in the present, the ones we are looking at now. 'these' indicates things that are near in space or time.

CJ

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