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I'm having a debate with my co-workers. I've always thought the saying was "You have another "think" coming, as in your kid says he is going to the park and you reply with "if you think you're going to the park before you do your homework, you have another "think" coming". Granted it doesn't make a lot of grammatical sense, but in the logical sense, the kids first "think" was wrong, so he better come up with a new one.
My two co-workers say the saying is "You have another "thing" coming. I say it doesn't make sense, how can you have "another" thing coming, without having a first? They say 'going to the park" is the thing, but I don't agree.
I did some googling (yes I am very bored) and it seems half the world says "think", the other half say "thing". Those who say think, say people might think (no pun intended) that it's thing because phonetically think does sound like thingk, and the KA ending of think blurs with the CA beginning of coming, so therefore over time people thought it was "thing".
So, what do you think (haha) it is as why?
My two co-workers say the saying is "You have another "thing" coming. I say it doesn't make sense, how can you have "another" thing coming, without having a first? They say 'going to the park" is the thing, but I don't agree.
I did some googling (yes I am very bored) and it seems half the world says "think", the other half say "thing". Those who say think, say people might think (no pun intended) that it's thing because phonetically think does sound like thingk, and the KA ending of think blurs with the CA beginning of coming, so therefore over time people thought it was "thing".
So, what do you think (haha) it is as why?
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Well, when I read your topic title, my first thought was "think."
And you explained it quite well.0 -
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I have always heard thing never heard anybody say think in that phrase0
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I guess it depends... if you are talking about the Judas Priest song, then it is thing lol But I have always said thing instead of think...0
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Think sounds more logical I reckon0
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THING!!
Another think? That's just stupid!0 -
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You have another thing coming. Think doesn't make any sense. You're threatening to punish them. Thats the "thing"0
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I have never heard of "think" its always been "thing".0
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i've never heard anyone say think...that doesn't even sound right.0
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I have always thought it was "thing" and sometimes people said, "you have another "think" coming" to be playful.0
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I have always heard thing never heard anybody say think in that phrase
Same here..I've NEVER heard "think"....sounds wrong to me!0 -
I always thought it was "thing" you have another "thing" coming...like a whoopin! lol0
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You have another thing coming. Think doesn't make any sense. You're threatening to punish them. Thats the "thing"
It's thing0 -
If it doesn't make sense to you, it can be listed with all the other idioms we use in daily language.
"Spill the beans."
"A dime a dozen."
"A piece of cake."
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I started rocking out.....
I have never heard "think".0 -
wow........0
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I've always heard of "thing " not think. There's a rock song out there too named that0
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