Words You Should Know

S1: E4 – Should You Trust Judas Priest? “Another Think Coming” or “Another Thing Coming”?


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I’ve got another question for you: Is the expression “you’ve got another think coming” or “you’ve got another thing coming”?

Former President Barack Obama and Judas Priest are tied up in the answer. The Oxford English Dictionary has been correcting people about this expression since 1919—though it wasn’t until the 1980s that mass confusion seemed to have set in. I’m looking at you, Judas Priest. Heavy metal and heavy influence apparently.

This is the "Words You Should Know" podcast, Season 1: Episode 4.

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Words You Should KnowBy Kris Spisak

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