Correct Phrases
16/06/25 08:54 Filed in: Culture
Is it another "think" coming or "thing"? It can be both are right at this time. Why?
"Perhaps you said “you’ve got another thing coming,” and your conversation partner explains that the original form of this idiom is “you’ve got another think coming.” They would be technically correct, but you could follow up with an explanation that the “think” version is now mostly used by British English speakers. Since your version has become so widely used, and so easily understood, “thing” has become common American usage."
"Perhaps you said “you’ve got another thing coming,” and your conversation partner explains that the original form of this idiom is “you’ve got another think coming.” They would be technically correct, but you could follow up with an explanation that the “think” version is now mostly used by British English speakers. Since your version has become so widely used, and so easily understood, “thing” has become common American usage."
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