Common Differences Between This/That and So

This and that can be used with adjectives and adverbs in the same way as so. This usage is very common in informal English.

• I didn’t realize that it was going to be this bad. (=I didn’t realize that it was going to be so bad.)
• I don’t think that he is that clever. (=I don’t think that he is so clever.)
• Was she that stupid to trust his again? (=Was she so stupid to trust him again?)
• I don’t understand why she should get this upset. (= I don’t understand why she should get so upset.)

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