Joe and I got into a little tiff about a turn of phrase.
If that's what you think, you've got another thing coming.
-or-
If that's what you think, you've got another think coming.
I claim thing. Joe says it's think.
I get the 'clever' play on words with think, but thing just sounds better, and still makes sense. We looked it up online (because who doesn't use to the internet to settle disputes nowadays?), and found out there's quite the cyber-debate. It's a pretty even split. So neither of us could claim an official victory.
Joe did tell me he used to say "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes," so I'm declaring victory on the word-expression front.
If that's what you think, you've got another thing coming.
-or-
If that's what you think, you've got another think coming.
I claim thing. Joe says it's think.
I get the 'clever' play on words with think, but thing just sounds better, and still makes sense. We looked it up online (because who doesn't use to the internet to settle disputes nowadays?), and found out there's quite the cyber-debate. It's a pretty even split. So neither of us could claim an official victory.
Joe did tell me he used to say "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes," so I'm declaring victory on the word-expression front.
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