Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Alex Logophile

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October 27, 2020

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This is one reason some Asian languages, Japanese and Chinese in particular, have difficulty translating sentences using "that" and "this." They have trouble discerning what is being referenced. For text I know will be translated, I learned to try to avoid such words.