What is "this"

This \This\ ([th][i^]s), pron. & a.; pl. These ([th][=e]z). [OE. this, thes, AS. [eth][=e]s, masc., [eth]e['o]s, fem., [eth]is, neut.; akin to OS. these, D. deze, G. dieser, OHG. diser, deser, Icel. [thorn]essi; originally from the definite article + a particle -se, -si; cf. Goth. sai behold. See The, That, and cf. These, Those.]

1. As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.

   When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart.
   --Acts ii. 37.

   But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched.
   --Matt. xxiv. 43.

2. As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.

   Note: This may be used as opposed or correlative to that, and sometimes as opposed to other or to a second this. See the Note under That, 1.

   This way and that wavering sails they bend.
   --Pope.

   A body of this or that denomination is produced.
   --Boyle.

   Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we need not, follow.
   --Hooker.

   Consider the arguments which the author had to write this, or to design the other, before you arraign him.
   --Dryden.

   Thy crimes . . . soon by this or this will end.
   --Addison.

   Note: This, like a, every, that, etc., may refer to a number, as of years, persons, etc., taken collectively or as a whole.

   This twenty years have I been with thee..
   --Gen. xxxi. 38.

   I have not wept this years; but now My mother comes afresh into my eyes.
   --Dryden.

Old English þis, neuter demonstrative pronoun and adjective (masc. þes, fem. þeos), probably from a North Sea Germanic pronoun *tha-si-, formed by combining the base *þa- (see that) with -s, which is probably identical with Old English se "the" (representing here "a specific thing"), or with Old English seo, imperative of see (v.) "to behold." Compare Old Saxon these, Old Frisian this, Old Norse þessi, Middle Dutch dese, Dutch deze, Old High German deser, German dieser.\n

\nOnce fully inflected, with 10 distinct forms (see table below); the oblique cases and other genders gradually fell away by 15c. The Old English plural was þæs (nominative and accusative), which in Northern Middle English became thas, and in Midlands and Southern England became thos. The Southern form began to be used late 13c. as the plural of that (replacing Middle English tho, from Old English þa) and acquired an -e (apparently from the influence of Middle English adjective plurals in -e; compare alle from all, summe from sum "some"), emerging early 14c. as modern those.\n

\nAbout 1175 thes (probably a variant of Old English þæs) began to be used as the plural of this, and by 1200 it had taken the form these, the final -e acquired via the same mechanism that gave one to those.\n

Masc. Fem. Neut. Plural

Nom. þes þeos þis þas

Acc. þisne þas þis þas

Gen. þisses þisse þisses þissa

Dat. þissum þisse þissum þissum

Inst. þys þisse þys þissum

adv. To the degree or extent indicated. det. 1 The (thing) here (qualifier: used in indicating something or someone nearby). 2 The known (thing) (qualifier: used in indicating something or someone just mentioned). 3 The known (thing) (qualifier: used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned). 4 A known (thing) (qualifier: used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "''a certain#Determiner ...''". 5 (context Of a unit of time English) which is (l en current). interj. (context Internet slang English) (non-gloss definition: Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.) n. (context philosophy English) Something being indicated that is here; one of these. pron. The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

This, in the English language, is the singular proximal demonstrative.

This may also refer to:

this, self, and Me are keywords used in some computer programming languages to refer to the object, class, or other entity that the currently running code is part of. The entity referred to by these keywords thus depends on the execution context (such as which object is having its method called). Different programming languages use these keywords in slightly different ways. In languages where a keyword like "this" is mandatory, the keyword is the only way to access data and methods stored in the current object. Where optional, they can disambiguate variables and functions with the same name.

This is an album by Peter Hammill, released on his Fie! label in 1998. There is a large variety in the compositions, ranging from the minimalism of the final song, "The Light Continent", to the rough, almost Nadir-like sound of "Always is Next", the complex "Unrehearsed" and the ballad "Since the Kids". Peter Hammill performed the song "Unrehearsed" live many times. "Nightman" can be heard on the live-album Veracious (2006).

"This" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. It was released in November 2010 as the second single from his album Charleston, SC 1966, and the sixth solo single release of his career. It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in April 2011. Rucker wrote this song with his producer Frank Rogers and Kara DioGuardi.

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This Magazine is one of Canada’s longest-publishing alternative journals. Praised for integrating commentary and investigative reporting with in-depth arts coverage, it has been instrumental in trumpeting the new works of young Canadian writers and artists. This Magazine has introduced the early work of some of Canada's most notable writers, critics and artists.

This Magazine is published six times a year by the Red Maple Foundation, a registered charity, and receives financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. It is indexed in the Canadian Periodical Index, the Canadian Literary Press Index, Alternative Press Index and the Canadian Magazine Index, and on microfiche and microfilm from University Microfilm, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The magazine's current editor is Lauren McKeon, and its current publisher is Lisa Whittington-Hill.

Prominent Canadian writers published in This Magazine have included:

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The first three issues were edited by Robert Grenier and Barrett Watten (1971–1973). The subsequent nine issues were edited by Watten (1973–1982).

Some of the writers featured in the pages of This magazine include: Steve Benson, Bill Berkson, Merrill Gilfillan, Lyn Hejinian, Bernadette Mayer, Michael Palmer, Kit Robinson, Jim Rosenberg, and Peter Seaton.

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