# You have got another "thing" or "think" coming?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 14, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-another-thing-or-think-coming/640931 "2012-11-14T00:26:30Z")\
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> [@Chronos](#):
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> First of all, it’s always paired with “if you think that…”,

No, it’s not. In fact, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard it paired specifically with the word “think”. “Thought”, yes, but not “think”. And often something else entirely, like “wanted” or “planned on”. “Thing” works as a response to all of these, and has the advantage of not sounding absurd.

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