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'said thing' is not correct and cannot be used in written English
You could use the phrase 'said item' instead. For example, "The said item was found on the side of the road."
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"There's a 'he said-he said' thing to this, and I don't have any comment on it," Ryan said.
Combs said Kentucky fans believed Robey: "It's a he said-he said thing.
"It ends up being a 'he said, she said' thing, which is very hard to corroborate," this official said.
The first rule of tech news remains intact: when a company says they're definitely not doing something, it's as sure a sign as you can get that they will eventually do said thing.
Since celebrities can't just be a thing without being "the most beautiful" or "sexiest" version of said thing, PETA has released its annual "Sexiest Vegan" title for 2017.
I get it, there's nothing quite as intimidating as a sequined blazer, but when it comes to wearing something out of your comfort zone, the secret to achieving greatness is basically... putting said thing on.
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They said things backwards.
Voices said things, asked things.
That said, things are changing.
They said things would escalate.
As I said, things have changed.
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