Can I say?
When I point to someone, can I say as the following sentences or I have to use "This person, that person, these persons, those persons"?
1 This will be here.
2 That will be there.
3 These will be indoors.
4. This has beaten me.
5. Those are jumping.
6. These speak English very well.
Thank you for your help!
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Answers · 8
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Hi Tâm,
You can say those people but you can also use "they".
"They" can be used when referring to groups of people in general.
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Using just "this", "that", "these", and "those" makes it sound like you are referring to things rather than people. That would not be polite in most cases.
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