A Quick Note about Prefixes

Actually, the word means "thing." This word is given a prefix:

	this (near to speaker)
	that (far from speaker and listener)
	that (near to listener), or "that" which was mentioned in a previous sentence

These prefixes are called determinatives by linguists, because they help you determine where something is in relation to you. You can attach these prefixes to any noun; for example:

	this book [here]
	that tree [over yonder]
	that school [we were talking about]