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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

challenge or but the thing

The task is very easy the challenge/but the thing is to get the task.
All the items are available as expected but the challenge/but the thing is to pick the right item in a give time.

can we use challenge and but the thing is interchangeably?
  

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The potentially interchangeable components are "(but) the challenge is" and "(but) the thing is", not "challenge" and "but the thing is". "the thing is" (in the sense you intend it) is a somewhat informal expression, usually introducing a caveat, objection, difficulty, etc. In certain contexts it might be understood to mean something approximating to "the challenge is".

— GPY

  • The potentially interchangeable components are "(but) the challenge is" and "(but) the thing is", not "challenge" and "but the thing is".
  • "the thing is" (in the sense you intend it) is a somewhat informal expression, usually introducing a caveat, objection, difficulty, etc.
  • In certain contexts it might be understood to mean something approximating to "the challenge is".
  • In other contexts it might not.
  • " The main problem here is that it is not very clear what "get the task" means.
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The potentially interchangeable components are "(but) the challenge is" and "(but) the thing is", not "challenge" and "but the thing is". "the thing is" (in the sense you intend it) is a somewhat informal expression, usually introducing a caveat, objection, difficulty, etc. In certain contexts it might be understood to mean something approximating to "the challenge is". In other contexts it might
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Wonder123The task is very easy the challenge/but the thing is to get the task.
I'd say it differently. I'll have to guess what you mean to some extent.

The job is very easy, but the [challenge / problem] is to get (hired to do) the job.
Wonder123All the items are available as expected but the challenge/but the thing is
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Ok thanks.
GPY"The task is very easy but the challenge/thing is to get the task."
Sorry, it should have been like below.

The task is very but the challenge/thing is to get the task completed in a very little time.
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