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"It's OK" and That's OK" - Sometimes I wonder which one to use.
"It's OK" and That's OK" . I believe there's a difference between them and you use then in different situations.
When someone makes a mistake and try to comfort her: I would say "It's OK" ??
When someone spills water on me, : I would say "That's OK" ??
Can you give me some examples with explanations?
2011年4月18日 06:11
回答 · 4
You can use either expression in both expressions. The difference:
It's OK. = いいよ。
That's OK. = それ、いいよ。
Not a lot of difference, really.
2011年4月18日
Yes, you can use either.
If you really want to pick on the difference, "that" implies some distance between you and the object/situation."It's OK" is fairly neutral. "That's OK" is like saying, "it's 'over there', it doesn't affect me personally."
Importantly, this is NOT a physical distance; it's the perceived distance in your relationship to the object or situation.
If you really wanted to split hairs. ;)
2011年4月18日
You are right. Both expressions can be used in spoken English.
2011年4月18日
Honestly, you really can use one or the other, neither one needs to be used for a specific situation.
If someone bumps into me on the street and says they're sorry, I'd say "Oh, that's okay".
If someone can't go to a movie with me, I'd say "Oh, it's okay, don't worry about it."
But you could seriously use either one, I never really think about it.
2011年4月18日
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