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Has DH got another think coming or have I got another thing coming???

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NotMyRealName2015 · 01/11/2015 14:56

I’ll clarify Blush

DH and I were having a light hearted debate about who was going to sort the garden out this afternoon (there are weeds growing out of weeds, and we have guests coming this week)
DH said that if I thought he was doing it today ‘I had another thing coming’.

I pointed out the phrase was ‘another think coming’ and that he should now go and do the garden as punishment for his failure. Grin
However, he is insisting I am wrong and that ‘thing’ is the right word. I say that doesn’t even make sense! What ‘thing’ is coming?? He just says ‘English doesn’t always make sense.’ (Not technically his first language but he has a British parent so has always been bilingual and is completely fluent)

MN jury needed. Who is correct??
Loser will obviously be doing the garden. Winner will sit down with coffee and biscuits, looking smug and saying 'you've missed a bit.'

OP posts:
honeysucklejasmine · 01/11/2015 14:56

Sorry, its "thing"

Tangfastics · 01/11/2015 14:57

He's right.

balletgirlmum · 01/11/2015 14:57

It's thing.

CassieBearRawr · 01/11/2015 14:57

Hope you've got your husbands favourite biscuits in!

balletgirlmum · 01/11/2015 14:57

I thought your think was a typo

InvasionOfTheBodyShatners · 01/11/2015 14:57

Think. Another think coming. That's how I say and hear it.

Tangfastics · 01/11/2015 14:58

Enjoy your gardening!! Grin

MrsAukerman · 01/11/2015 14:58

Thing.

Duckdeamon · 01/11/2015 14:58

Thing

Tangoandcreditcards · 01/11/2015 14:58

Thing

Skullyton · 01/11/2015 14:58

its thing!

seagreengirl · 01/11/2015 14:59

Whaat!!! It's "think", always has been.

ProbablyMe · 01/11/2015 14:59

It's thing - sorry!

FattyNinjaOwl · 01/11/2015 14:59

Another thing coming. Your DH is right.

VimFuego101 · 01/11/2015 14:59

Thing.

InvasionOfTheBodyShatners · 01/11/2015 14:59

grammarist.com/usage/another-think-coming/

kateclarke · 01/11/2015 14:59

I think that it is think too.

GiraffesAndButterflies · 01/11/2015 14:59

It's think.

"If you think I'm doing xyz, you've got another think coming."

balletgirlmum · 01/11/2015 14:59

Hmmm

Maybe you are both right. grammarist.com/usage/another-think-coming/

HirplesWithHaggis · 01/11/2015 15:00

Of course it's think. "If you think xyz, you have another think coming (because you're wrong)"

LeaveMyWingsBehindMe · 01/11/2015 15:01

It's think. It's the last part of the response 'If you think I am doing that, you've got another think coming.'

If you replace it with thing it makes no sense at all.

appleblossomtime · 01/11/2015 15:01

definitely think

If you think something (a) ...then ( you're wrong and ) and you've got another think (b) coming

you think A

but acytually it's B, so you have to think again.

hope the (a) and (b) makes sense!

PrettyBrightFireflies · 01/11/2015 15:01

The guardian did an article on this last year:

www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2014/nov/18/mind-your-language-another-think

You're right, he's wrong - but, he's in the majority, these days!

Missrubyring · 01/11/2015 15:01

Both me and DP say it's 'thing' ... sorry OP.

ProbablyMe · 01/11/2015 15:01

Rats. Having looked online the OED confirms its think. It comes front the phrase "if you think that, you've got another think coming". Good to learn something new!!