Thing, you know.

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Sam: You seem to have a crush on Julie.Kevin: No, I mean.... She's nice...pretty...cute... but it's just that "Hmm... She's nice." thing, you know. Nothing serious.I think "thing" is the object of "know."If so, I'd like to know here why the comma is positioned after "thing" and what "thing" means.Thank you in advance for your help.

Teechr · Accepted Answer

park sang joonI think "thing" is the object of "know."

No. "You know" is a very common filler phrase in English.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/you-know

Can you provdie the source of that dialogue?

Mister Micawber · Answer

park sang joonI think "thing" is the object of "know."

No. 'You know' is an interjection. 'Thing' is the predicative complement of 'is' (unless you do not consider 'it' the subject of the clause).

park sang joon I'd like to know here why the comma is positioned after "thing"

Because what follows is a commentary interjection.

park sang joonwhat "thing" means.

Something that is not quite a crush. It is described by its modifier, 'Hmm...She's nice'.

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, teechr and Mr. Micawber, for your very helpful answer.

Can you provide the source of that dialogue?

I extracted the example in a compilation of movie scripts, but it doesn't have a source.

'Thing' is the predicative complement of 'is'

She's nice...pretty...cute... but it's just that "Hmm... She's nice." (She is) thing, you know.
Then I'd like to know if the latter sentence can share the words in the former sentence.

Mister Micawber · Answer

park sang joon(She is) thing,

No. '(It is) thing'.

Thing, you know.

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