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this
determiner
used
before
a
noun
to
talk
about
a
person
,
thing
,
or
time
that
is
close
to
you
or
that
you
have
just
mentioned
•
This
book
is
very
interesting
.
This
book
is
very
interesting
.
•
I
can't
finish
this
report
today
.
I
can't
finish
this
report
today
.
Old
English
this
,
neuter
nominative
and
accusative
singular
of
thes
(“
this
”),
from
Proto-Germanic
*þesi
.
pronoun
used
to
refer
to
a
person
,
thing
,
situation
,
or
idea
that
is
close
,
happening
now
,
or
just
mentioned
•
This
is
my
sister
,
Anna
.
This
is
my
sister
,
Anna
.
•
Taste
this
and
tell
me
if
it's
sweet
enough
.
Taste
this
and
tell
me
if
it's
sweet
enough
.
Same
origin
as
the
determiner
sense
,
from
Old
English
this
adverb
used
before
an
adjective
or
adverb
to
show
the
exact
degree
or
amount
•
I
didn't
think
the
mountain
was
this
high
.
I
didn't
think
the
mountain
was
this
high
.
•
Why
are
you
driving
this
fast
on
a
small
road
?
Why
are
you
driving
this
fast
on
a
small
road
?
Extension
of
demonstrative
sense
to
degree
usage
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
.
interjection
used
especially
online
to
show
strong
agreement
with
what
someone
has
just
said
or
written
•
When
the
teacher
said
phones
should
stay
in
bags
,
several
students
whispered
"
This
!"
When
the
teacher
said
phones
should
stay
in
bags
,
several
students
whispered
"
This
!"
•
Someone
wrote
"
This
!"
under
the
post
calling
for
shorter
meetings
.
Someone
wrote
"
This
!"
under
the
post
calling
for
shorter
meetings
.
Slang
extension
of
the
pronoun
,
popularized
in
internet
culture
in
the
early
2000s
.
