Another thing/think coming?

Question

I've searched online and the majority of results on google were for 'Thing'. Can anyone point to a reliable source for which is correct?

Forums with people arguing over it aren't useful, but encyclopaedias and dictionaries would be good sources.

I've seen the argument that 'think' makes more sense before. The idea behind it is that the person can 'think agan'. The flip-side to this is that 'think' is a verb, and is therefore ungrammatical in this phrase.

If, however, the word is 'thing', which thing is being refered to.

Answer 1

I've always thought the expression was another "think" coming, but was unable to find information to support that. On wikipedia, if you search another think coming, nothing comes up, but another thing brings up the Judas Priest song "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Got_Another_Thing_Coming). I'm sure the saying was around long before Judas Priest, lol, but this was the best I could find, hope it helps a little!

Answer 2

Thing is a word that is often corrupted. People say 'everythink' instead of 'everything'. It's a poor and lazy way of speaking English properly and should be discouraged.

A 'thing' is an object, an artifact, an inanimate object, a situation.

'Think' is to use your brain consciously, to exercise the mind, to debate something in the brain.

Answer 3

If I understand your question.. You want to know if one says, "You've got another thing comming", or "think" instead of thing...try an etymological dictionary. It will tell you where and how a phrase is coined...

Answer 4

human psychology and imagination are the other sources to search about .

Answer 5

Used in this manner: "If you think ...." whatever ...
"If you think I'm going to do THAT, well, you've got another
THINK coming". THING wouldn't make sense.