Daily life
one of those things
a typical recurring situation
Something that often happens or is difficult to avoid, even if you do not like it.
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Why do you keep checking your phone?
It's one of those things I do when I'm nervous.
Missing the bus is one of those things that can ruin your morning.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Missing the bus is one of those things what can ruin your morning.
Say: Missing the bus is one of those things that can ruin your morning.
Use “that” to introduce the clause describing “those things,” rather than the question word “what.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be one of those things; it is one of those things that...
Your turn: say it out loud
Missing the bus is one of those things that can ruin your morning.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
one of those things
a typical recurring situation
“Missing the bus is one of those things that can ruin your morning.”
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