Some English-learning Japanese and I are now discussing the usage of 'that' and 'it'.
Please have a look at the example dialogue I made.
A: Look here. Don't you think this spelling is wrong? I've never seen this myself. I think that's simply a misspelling.
B:
(1) That's right.
(2) It is right.
I personally feel that it can be thought;
1, if B says "That's right", it means he/she agrees to A's opinion, ie. "That's simply a misspelling. "
2, if B says "It is right.", it means (or might mean) 'the spelling' is right, thus what A thinks is wrong.
Is what I am thinking is correct?
Usually, "That's right" is quite often heard; while "It's right" seems to be heard obviously less frequently.
Is it weird or strange to say "It's right.", with 'it' indicating some concret thing previously mentioned or appeared in the conversation
(not as the "it is (for sb) (to do)" construction) ?
Please give me a clue why "It's right." is not so often heard as "That's right" is.
Any comment
2007-02-24
19:07:08
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