This or that?

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More natural would be:


A: What do you call this?
B: We call it an alligator.
A: Why do you call it that?
B: Because it was called el lagarto in Spanish.
 
Glizdka said:
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Sorry for the interruption. I'd just like to ask if my use of this that is correct.

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Because it was called el lagarto in Spanish.
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Thanks Glizdka for that nice bit of etymology. It was news to me.
 
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