Are there some difference between "I like it" and "I like that"?
I've seen these sentences a lot of times. I think these two sentences are used in the same context, am I right?
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It depends on the context. Sometimes they are interchangeable. Suppose someone shows you a shirt at some distance; you can say either to them. But if you pick the shirt up, it is in your hands and you're staring at it, you're supposed to say 'I like it'. Also, 'I like that' is common as a reply to someone else's previous statement.
Friend of yours: 'Hey, I've got an idea. Let's go out tonight!'
You: 'Oh! I like that!'
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"That" is very specific in its reference.
"It" can be more general in its reference.
In both cases speaker and listener must both know what "that" or "it" is referring to.
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