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Could the following sentence use either demonstrative adjective these or those? Does the adjective depend on where the speaker is in relation to the strap?
Example: These straps next to you hold you tight.
Example: Those straps next to you hold you tight.
Demonstrative Adjectives 
Linear Mode
