[OT] Re: Scott Meyers' DConf 2014 keynote "The Last Thing D Needs"

[Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d-announce]

On Thu, 29 May 2014 04:57:14 -0400, Alix Pexton  
<alix.DOT.pexton at gmail.dot.com> wrote:

> On 28/05/2014 2:05 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 at 21:40:00 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>>> On 5/27/2014 2:22 PM, w0rp wrote:
>>>> I'm actually a native speaker of 25 years and I didn't get it at
>>>> first. Natural
>>>> language communicates ideas approximately.
>>>
>>> What bugs me is when people say:
>>>
>>>    I could care less.
>>>
>>> when they mean:
>>>
>>>    I couldn't care less.
>>>
>>>
>>> and:
>>>
>>>    If you think that, you have another thing coming.
>>>
>>> when they mean:
>>>
>>>    If you think that, you have another think coming.
>>
>> Whats wrong with "If you think that, you have another thing coming."?
>>
>> I've always understood it sort of like say your Father saying:
>>
>> "If you think that [i.e. you can steal your little brother's ice cream
>> cone], then  you have another thing [i.e no ice cream, but maybe the
>> leather strap] coming."
>>
>
> I couldn't resist looking up this debate, and its quite a fiery one with  
> no clear winner! There is no clear origin to the phrase and equal  
> arguments for and against both forms.

If you think I'll let it go you're mad, you got another thing comin'

-Steve