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“that of”, “those of”, and accuracy
I was writing something in a scientific context and came across this issue. (I have a feeling that I haven't searched the archive far enough and this might be a duplicate.)
In a sentence like
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Need explanation about demonstrative determiner
Does the demonstratives refer to the next word or previously mentioned statement?
The medieval center is Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. An evening view of these illuminated landmarks is ...
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“Is this genuine?” versus “Is that genuine?” [duplicate]
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Using “that” and “this” interchangeably
“How did I do this” or “how did I do that”?
Since I'm French-Canadian, I have a ...
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“This” vs “that” [duplicate]
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Using “that” and “this” interchangeably
I wanted to know the differences between this and that.
When do you use one or the other? For example:
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What's the difference between “these” and “those”?
First of all, I'm not a native English speaker, but in school I learned that these is used if referring to something near, and those is used when referring to something far away (temporally or ...
