Comments on: The many faces of ‘this’, part 3 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2008/11/the-many-faces-of-%e2%80%98this%e2%80%99-part-3/ Removing the mystery from discourse grammar Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:49:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul O'Rear http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2008/11/the-many-faces-of-%e2%80%98this%e2%80%99-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Paul O'Rear Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:04:26 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=108#comment-67 Wonderful stuff, Steve! I'm not sure <i>this</i> exact usage of 'this' falls into the same category, but I've often read it that way: I then said to them, “Anyone with gold, strip it off!” They gave it to me. I threw it into the fire and out came *this* calf!’ [emphasis mine] The New Jerusalem Bible. 1985 (Ex 32:24). New York: Doubleday. Wonderful stuff, Steve!

I’m not sure this exact usage of ‘this’ falls into the same category, but I’ve often read it that way:

I then said to them, “Anyone with gold, strip it off!” They gave it to me. I threw it into the fire and out came *this* calf!’ [emphasis mine]

The New Jerusalem Bible. 1985 (Ex 32:24). New York: Doubleday.

]]> By: Intro to near/far distinctions « NT Discourse http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2008/11/the-many-faces-of-%e2%80%98this%e2%80%99-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Intro to near/far distinctions « NT Discourse Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:06:22 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=108#comment-36 [...] is a follow up post to the ones on the contemptuous use of “this”, parts one, two, and three. If you only see them when they have been co-opted for pragmatic purposes, you might get the wrong [...] [...] is a follow up post to the ones on the contemptuous use of “this”, parts one, two, and three. If you only see them when they have been co-opted for pragmatic purposes, you might get the wrong [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2008/11/the-many-faces-of-%e2%80%98this%e2%80%99-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Mike Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:28:18 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=108#comment-19 That was a great discussion. My wife and I have a little joke where we unnecessarily use "this" for comedic effect, such as, "Let's take <i>this</i> car," when there's only one car to use to begin with. That was a great discussion. My wife and I have a little joke where we unnecessarily use “this” for comedic effect, such as, “Let’s take this car,” when there’s only one car to use to begin with.

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