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I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public to hear interviews like this and that there will be an inevitable amount of fewer interviews if people that the press talks to wind up thinking, well, it's not really a CBS correspondent.
Floyd Abrams

Meaning of "this and that" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THIS AND THAT

this and that play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIS AND THAT

thirty-second note
Thirty-Share Index
thirty-three
thirty-twomo
thirtyfold
thirtyish
thirtysomething
Thiruvananthapuram
this
this here
thisaway
Thisbe
thisness
thistle
thistledown
thistly
thither
thitherto
thitherward
thixotrope

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIS AND THAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at that
be all that
be of the opinion that
been-there done-that
for all that
in order that
in that
in the event that
leave it at that
like that
not that
on condition that
on the understanding that
so that
such that
suffice it to say that
with that

Synonyms and antonyms of this and that in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «this and that» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIS AND THAT

Find out the translation of this and that to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of this and that from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «this and that» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

这和那
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esto y aquello
570 millions of speakers

English

this and that
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यह और है कि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هذا وذاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

это и что
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

isso e aquilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এটা এবং ওটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

et ce que
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ini dan itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dies und Das
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あれやこれや
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이것 저것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iki lan sing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

này và
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இது மற்றும் அது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हे आणि ते
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bu ve bu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

questo e quello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

to i to
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

це і що
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acest lucru și că
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτό και ότι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dit en dat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

detta och att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dette og at
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIS AND THAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about this and that

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10 QUOTES WITH «THIS AND THAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word this and that.
1
Floyd Abrams
I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public to hear interviews like this and that there will be an inevitable amount of fewer interviews if people that the press talks to wind up thinking, well, it's not really a CBS correspondent.
2
Ferran Adria
Why not mix this and that? If soy goes well with fish, how come no one does beef carpaccio with soy? Why do we have such a taste and not another? It's all about culture. There is something, however, that I really don't like: bell peppers.
3
Debbie Allen
The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman's body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that.
4
Jack Bruce
We all have roles in life. I'm a dad, a husband, this and that, but basically I only feel justified in being alive when I'm on the stage.
5
Steve Buscemi
When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control.
6
Diane Cilento
I spoke French a bit, and I could speak a bit of this and that, and when you were taught those things by people who couldn't really do it, you can do some pretty wonderfully, imaginative horrific things to teachers.
7
Simon Cowell
For the music business, social networking is brilliant. Just when you think it's doom and gloom and you have to spend millions of pounds on marketing and this and that, you have this amazing thing now called fan power. The whole world is linked through a laptop. It's amazing. And it's free. I love it. It's absolutely brilliant.
8
Bryan Ferry
All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up in these chains of gold, cars, girls and this and that, high-heeled shoes.
9
Sergio Garcia
With iTunes and Spotify and Pandora and this and that, you don't need to buy CDs any more.
10
Mitch Glazer
As a kid, I used to be equal parts drawn to and horrified of the circus. They would have these beautiful canvas posters for Lobster Boy, bearded women, and this and that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIS AND THAT»

Discover the use of this and that in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to this and that and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
This and That
Curious about Cat's unusual behavior when she starts to borrow things from them, the farm animals follow her to the stable and make an interesting discovery.
Julie Sykes, 1998
2
The Book of This and That
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Robert Lynd, 2010
3
This and that Genealogy Tips
This classic work on colonial Southern families contains hundreds of genealogies giving names; dates of birth, marriage, and death; names of children and their offspring, with dates and places of birth, marriage and death; names of ...
Shirley Elro Hornbeck, 2000
4
This and That
Although she does have some formal training in the art, she feels writing is more than putting words on the page; it is instead a search for knowledge that enhances the way we live and look at the world around us.In "This and That, " Clarke ...
Leigh Clarke, 2011
5
This and That: The Lost Stories of Emily Carr
Once available and appreciated only by researchers, these stories remained buried in the British Columbia Archives until 2007. Finally, readers are given a new glimpse into Emily Carr's life with this collection.
Emily Carr, Ann-Lee Switzer, 2011
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Bits and Pieces of This and That
Shall. We. Gather. at. the. River. This River, they say, starts at a large spring, a spring flowing fuller than most, and is fed from there, the farther it flows, by others of greater or lesser size; but it is this first spring, the farthest back upstream, which  ...
Jack Dawson, 2006
7
This Means This, This Means That: A User's Guide to Semiotics
This introductory book decodes that mystery using visual examples instead of abstract theory. Read straight through or dipped into regularly, this book provides practical examples of how meaning is made in contemporary culture.
Sean Hall, 2012
8
This Craft of Verse
Transcribed from recently discovered tapes, this work stands as a deeply personal yet far-reaching introduction to the pleasures of the word, and as a first-hand testimony to the life of literature. 1 halftone.
Jorge Luis Borges, Calin-Andrei Mihailescu, 2002
9
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures, Accompanied by a ...
List : this and that, and their plurals, these and those, and former and latter ; as, " This is true charity ; that is only its image. There is but a slight shade of difference in the meaning and application of -the and that. When reference is made to a ...
Samuel Kirkham, 1835
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Studies in Chinese Philosophy and Philosophical Literature:
45 Another canon rejects the claim that one can abandon the distinction between This and That, treating everything either as one or as the other. It points out that although my This may be treated as That, whoever does so must also treat my ...
Angus Charles Graham, 1986

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