Definitions
- Referring to objects or people that are far away from the speaker. - Talking about a group of things or people that have already been mentioned or are familiar to the listener. - Used to indicate a specific set of things or people that are not close to the speaker.
- Referring to objects or people that are close to the speaker. - Talking about a group of things or people that have already been mentioned or are familiar to the listener. - Used to indicate a specific set of things or people that are close to the speaker.
List of Similarities
- 1Both those and these are demonstrative pronouns used to indicate specific objects or people.
- 2Both can be used as adjectives to modify a noun.
- 3Both can be used as determiners to introduce a specific set of objects or people.
What is the difference?
- 1Distance: Those refers to objects or people that are far away from the speaker, while these refers to objects or people that are close to the speaker.
- 2Proximity: Those emphasizes distance and separation, while these emphasizes closeness and immediacy.
- 3Context: Those is often used to refer to objects or people that have already been mentioned or are familiar to the listener, while these is used to introduce a specific set of objects or people.
- 4Direction: Those implies movement away from the speaker, while these implies movement towards the speaker.
- 5Perspective: Those can suggest a more objective or detached perspective, while these can suggest a more subjective or personal perspective.
Remember this!
Those and these are both demonstrative pronouns used to indicate specific objects or people. However, the difference between those and these is their proximity and context. Those refers to objects or people that are far away and may have already been mentioned, while these refers to objects or people that are close and are being introduced or emphasized.
