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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
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"Things is getting worser and worser"
A few months ago, I told you all that my son uses "thing" instead of "think" in the following:
If you think that, you've got another coming.
The idea that a son of mine would say "thing" instead of "think" just floored me. Where did I go wrong?
Well, the wrong-goer wasn't me.
The subject came up at lunch yesterday. My husband, my son, and my grandson were having a casual conversation into which that man I've been married to for almost thirty-six years injected the "thing" version. I couldn't believe it. He actually says "...another thing coming."
He's never said it in my hearing before, but I'm sure you can see that I now have to worry about what else our children may have learned from their father.
And him with a Master's in Speech and Communication. (Hmm. You don't suppose he's right and I'm wrong, do you?... Nah. Can't be.)
Maria Conlon
No need to discuss think vs thing again. We've done that. And it does no good.
If you think that, you've got another coming.
The idea that a son of mine would say "thing" instead of "think" just floored me. Where did I go wrong?
Well, the wrong-goer wasn't me.
The subject came up at lunch yesterday. My husband, my son, and my grandson were having a casual conversation into which that man I've been married to for almost thirty-six years injected the "thing" version. I couldn't believe it. He actually says "...another thing coming."
He's never said it in my hearing before, but I'm sure you can see that I now have to worry about what else our children may have learned from their father.
And him with a Master's in Speech and Communication. (Hmm. You don't suppose he's right and I'm wrong, do you?... Nah. Can't be.)
Maria Conlon
No need to discuss think vs thing again. We've done that. And it does no good.
Top answer
[nq:1]The subject came up at lunch yesterday. My husband, my son, and my grandson were having a casual conversation into ... [/nq] My conclusion is that, like most wives of some long standing, you really don't listen to your husband.
- [nq:1]The subject came up at lunch yesterday.
- My husband, my son, and my grandson were having a casual conversation into ...
- [/nq] My conclusion is that, like most wives of some long standing, you really don't listen to your husband.
- He's probably said it many times and you heard the sound but not the words.
- There must have been a storm brewing at lunchtime yesterday and atmospheric conditions created one of those freakish times when sound carries and becomes sharper.
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[nq:1]The subject came up at lunch yesterday. My husband, my son, and my grandson were having a casual conversation into ... you can see that I now have to worry about what else our children may have learned from their father.[/nq]
My conclusion is that, like most wives of some long standing, you really don't listen to your husband. He's probably said it many times and you heard the sound but
My conclusion is that, like most wives of some long standing, you really don't listen to your husband. He's probably said it many times and you heard the sound but
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[nq:1]My husband, my son, and my grandson were having a casual conversation into which that man I've been married to for almost thirty-six years injected the "thing" version. I couldn't believe it. He actually says "...another thing coming."[/nq]
I, too, am in a mixed marriage. I offer you my sympathy and support.
SML
I, too, am in a mixed marriage. I offer you my sympathy and support.
SML
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[nq:1]A few months ago, I told you all that my son uses "thing" instead of "think" in the following: If ... a Master's in Speech and Communication. (Hmm. You don't suppose he's right and I'm wrong, do you?... Nah. Can't be.)[/nq]
Merriam-Webster Editorial
"When an informal poll was conducted here at Merriam-Webster, about 60% of our editors favored 'thing' over 'think,' a result that runs
Merriam-Webster Editorial
"When an informal poll was conducted here at Merriam-Webster, about 60% of our editors favored 'thing' over 'think,' a result that runs
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[nq:1]A few months ago, I told you all that my son uses "thing" instead of "think" in the following: If ... you can see that I now have to worry about what else our children may have learned from their father.[/nq]
It's catching, I tell you.
I was rereading something I wrote only yesterday, and found I had typed "thing" instead of "think".
It's fluences coming from the light fittings.
It's catching, I tell you.
I was rereading something I wrote only yesterday, and found I had typed "thing" instead of "think".
It's fluences coming from the light fittings.
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[nq:2]The subject came up at lunch yesterday. My husband, my ... what else our children may have learned from their father.[/nq]
[nq:1]My conclusion is that, like most wives of some long standing, you really don't listen to your husband. He's probably ... me why I bought the other bread, and was surprised when I told her I didn't like whole wheat bread.[/nq]
I've had a very similar experie
[nq:1]My conclusion is that, like most wives of some long standing, you really don't listen to your husband. He's probably ... me why I bought the other bread, and was surprised when I told her I didn't like whole wheat bread.[/nq]
I've had a very similar experie
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[nq:1]A few months ago, I told you all that my son uses "thing" instead of "think" in the following: If you think that, you've got another coming.[/nq]
I've only ever heard it said "another thing coming". That's how we say in in Massachusetts.
It's only a saying and I don't believe sayings are a matter of grammar.
I've only ever heard it said "another thing coming". That's how we say in in Massachusetts.
It's only a saying and I don't believe sayings are a matter of grammar.
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[nq:2]A few months ago, I told you all that my ... you think that, you've got another coming.[/nq]
[nq:1]I've only ever heard it said "another thing coming". That's how we say in in Massachusetts.[/nq]
Didn't your fellow Bay Stater Dinkin know it as "think"?
Steny '08!
[nq:1]I've only ever heard it said "another thing coming". That's how we say in in Massachusetts.[/nq]
Didn't your fellow Bay Stater Dinkin know it as "think"?
Steny '08!
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[nq:1]Why isn't it ..'another thought coming' ?[/nq]
Well, it could be "If you thought that, you have another thought coming." That's not the way it is, though.
MWCD10:
Main Entry: 2think
Function: noun
an act of thinking
Anyway, people do their thing. Unthinkingly, sometimes.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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Well, it could be "If you thought that, you have another thought coming." That's not the way it is, though.
MWCD10:
Main Entry: 2think
Function: noun
an act of thinking
Anyway, people do their thing. Unthinkingly, sometimes.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
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[nq:1]Why isn't it ..'another thought coming' ?[/nq]
Cos it's a verb not a noun.
Cos it's a verb not a noun.
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