This and That, These and Those, Than and Then
Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008, at 5:48 pm
This vs. That This and that are singular. This indicates something physically nearby. It may also refer to something symbolically or emotionally "close." That can refer to something "over there" or to something that is not as symbolically or emotionally "close" as this is. Examples: This dog is mine. This is mine. That dog is …