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What is the difference between The thing is ... and The point is ... ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between The thing is ... and The point is ... ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Nothing really, it's all about context, in them same context both mean «the important matter» or «what i'm trying to say is...»
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Nothing really, it's all about context, in them same context both mean «the important matter» or «what i'm trying to say is...»
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