My friend's telling me about his business. I ask: How did you get into this/that bu

[B45]

My friend's telling me about his business. I ask:

How did you get into this/that business?

Are both okay here?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.

 

[B45]

Why are both okay? Shouldn't it be this or that? What would a native speaker use?

 

[emsr2d2]

We would use both (not at the same time, of course). Why do you keep querying native speakers' answers?

 

[B45]

Because I need it for my work and also I'm now living in the US, so it's important for me to catch on to the lingo and culture.

 

[emsr2d2]

I didn't ask why you come on the forum searching for native speakers' versions of things. I asked why, when you have already had a response from a native speaker which has, in some cases, been "liked" by several other native speakers, you still ask for further confirmation and clarification.

 

[B45]

Because it seems like every native speaker has their own opinion on things.

 

[emsr2d2]

And when we have a different opinion than the one quoted in the first response, we write a new post to explain it. If we simply "Like" another native speaker's response, it usually means we agree with it and we have nothing to add.