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[Avatar Roku]

"Thing". I wasn't even aware that you could use "think"

You can't. It's an error that people seem to think is correct speech.

Same thing with "For God sakes" instead of "For God's sake." (in case you don't know, the correct one is the latter).

I'm fairly sure it's "Thing", by the way.

 

[JokerGrin]

ThinG, but it doesn't worry me either way.

It still makes more sense than "I COULD care less". Heretics.

 

[Arcyde]

i never heard anyone ever use the term "you have another think coming"

 

[Nimbus]

NO!

My brothers, behold!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%5B2%5D

Apparently this stupid phrase IS formally recognized. Have a look at the example of the use of "think" as a noun given by merriam-webster.

Weep my brothers, this is indeed a dark day.

That's just an American dictionary. It dosn't count for the rest of the world.


Also, those results speak for themselves.

 

[Spaggiari]

NO!

My brothers, behold!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%5B2%5D

Apparently this stupid phrase IS formally recognized. Have a look at the example of the use of "think" as a noun given by merriam-webster.

Weep my brothers, this is indeed a dark day.

That's just an American dictionary. It dosn't count for the rest of the world.


Also, those results speak for themselves.

I hope you're right. Just to be sure, I'm going to check a European source.

Also the results really don't prove anything, democratic fallacy and all that. Now if a requirement for registration on these forums were a degree in some sort of linguistics program, then they would prove something.

 

[chipmunk2510]

The song is called You've Got Another Thing Comin' for Christ's sake.

 

[Archaon6044]

"Think" in this situation is linguisticly incorrect.

plus, it is and always has been "Thing"

 

[Nimbus]

NO!

My brothers, behold!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%5B2%5D

Apparently this stupid phrase IS formally recognized. Have a look at the example of the use of "think" as a noun given by merriam-webster.

Weep my brothers, this is indeed a dark day.

That's just an American dictionary. It dosn't count for the rest of the world.


Also, those results speak for themselves.

I hope you're right. Just to be sure, I'm going to check a European source.

Also the results really don't prove anything, democratic fallacy and all that. Now if a requirement for registration on these forums were a degree in some sort of linguistics program, then they would prove something.

Colloquialisms aren't really covered in dictionaries. Languages evolve faster than dictionaries can keep up.

 

[Aschenkatza]

Thing sounds much better. Think Coming is to... harsh sounding in my opinion. Muddles the beauty of the english language.

 

[NeedAUserName]

Thing. "Think" just...it sounds wrong.

If that's what you thing then you have another think coming.

If that's what you think then you have another thing coming.

 

[Gooble]

Saying "think" would make no sense!

 

[Evilbunny]

It's thing. I can't believe we're even arguing this.

 

[samsprinkle]

Who says "think" in that context?!? They should be clobbered if they do it on purpose and not as part of an accent!

 

[SmartIdiot]

The grammatically correct way to say it would be "you've got another thought coming". Never heard the 'think' version, it just sounds so completely batshit stupid to me.

 

[Flap Jack452]

"Think" just plain doesn't make sense... at all....

 

[anaphysik]

Wiktionary appears to have references supporting 'think:' http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_another_think_coming

Personally, though - I prefer the sound of 'thing' in the fairly idiomatic phrase. Idioms are silly enough anyway that it's worth just going with whatever feels better (frex, it also lists references of 'another think a-comin'' which sounds almost pitifully silly).

 

[Knight Templar]

Would not the word be "thought"?

It sounds wrong and dispite what Wiktionary might say it should be wrong.

 

[PirateKing]

Thing seems to have a pretty domineering lead.
I don't really understand why someone would say "think."

 

[wowcrendor]

Lol, I thought this was a joke. Saying "you've got another think coming" doesn't even make sense.

 

[Inverse Skies]

It has to be thing doesn't it? Think sounds awkward and out of place. It's like when people say 'anythink' instead of 'anything' - it just sounds awful.