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Kind Villain Posted 20 years ago
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the next thing she knew...
I recently came across the following sentence in a newspaper-
-The next thing she knew she was helping the passengers of the ill-fated Flight 111.
Here's my question: is such usage common? I'd actually say: The next thing she knew was that she was helping...
-The next thing she knew she was helping the passengers of the ill-fated Flight 111.
Here's my question: is such usage common? I'd actually say: The next thing she knew was that she was helping...
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" A little fairy dust, and the next thing you know, you're flying. I was just sitting there, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground with anxious faces peering down at me.
- " A little fairy dust, and the next thing you know, you're flying.
- I was just sitting there, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground with anxious faces peering down at me.
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Yes, very common, except I would have put a comma after "knew."
A little fairy dust, and the next thing you know, you're flying.
I was just sitting there, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground with anxious faces peering down at me.
A little fairy dust, and the next thing you know, you're flying.
I was just sitting there, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground with anxious faces peering down at me.
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Yes. It's common. The next thing you know, they'll all be talking like that!
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