Using “that” and “this” interchangeably
Imagine a dialog:
Me: Can I have a Guinness, please?
Bartender: We run out of Guinness, mate.
Me: In that case, I'll have a pint of Fursty Ferret.
Would it be also correct to say in this case in the last sentence?
Answer
It would be grammatical, but unusual. It would depend on what you meant. You’d say ‘In this case . . .’ only if you meant ‘OK, I'll have Fursty Ferret on this particular occasion, but don't expect me to be so easy-going in future’.
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