The French
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- French
- Home Country
- France
- Current Location
- France
Good afternoon,
I would like to pick your mind about the following subject. I have read the following phrases (It's an extarct of the NPR site on the web), see below:
The deficit for this year would surge to a record-breaking $1.6 trillion, according to a congressional official who had access to a White House summary document. That deficit would easily top last year's then unprecedented $1.41 trillion gap.
My question is why instead of the word that (in bold character) the writer has not use the demonstrative pronoun this.
Do you have an idea?
Thanks in advance.
The Frenchie guy who try to improve its English level.
I would like to pick your mind about the following subject. I have read the following phrases (It's an extarct of the NPR site on the web), see below:
The deficit for this year would surge to a record-breaking $1.6 trillion, according to a congressional official who had access to a White House summary document. That deficit would easily top last year's then unprecedented $1.41 trillion gap.
My question is why instead of the word that (in bold character) the writer has not use the demonstrative pronoun this.
Do you have an idea?
Thanks in advance.
The Frenchie guy who try to improve its English level.