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Discover Ludwig"thus and such" can be used in written English, although it is more commonly used in spoken language.
It is an informal phrase that means "this and that" or "this kind of thing." It is often used to refer to unspecified or general things. Example: "I don't like talking about my personal life, thus and such, but I will tell you this much: I have a dog and two cats." In this sentence, "thus and such" is used to refer to unspecified details about the speaker's personal life. It could be replaced with "this and that" or "various things."
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thus and such
noun
A placeholder or generic name for something.
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"Because of the bubble that a president is in, and the bubble that a candidate is in, sometimes you find out afterwards something that — 'Oh boy, I wish I had heard thus and such and so and so.' So I appreciate and want some of the tension; I don't want too much of it, obviously, because we have to have certain efficiencies.
The former knows that, when Callias had such and such disease, thus and such helped him, and the same for Socrates and many others.
"My idea of hell is that I do this wonderful interview on camera, and the lights go down and the cameras are taken away, and someone says to me, 'Did you ask thus and such?' And I say, 'No, I never asked thus and such.' And days later, I'm still saying 'I never asked thus and such,'" Walters laments.
Most of us just aren't that important (and yes, if you are wallowing in shame it's likely that you are getting some feeling of importance by being the "best at being the worst" thus and such you know).
Keep saying things like, "Thus and such super PAC is out with an ad today that I hear some factcheckers have problems with but could prove to effective in swaying swing voters".
Most conversations about job creation carry an assumption or perspective that jobs are created out there in the world, that when economic conditions are thus and such, and the political climate is this and that, then the market does that thing it does, and people start hiring again.
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Note, however, that this blog is not to be primarily about peeves—"we simply can't stand it when someone says thus-and-such".
I found a driving school, and went through the whole thing without trouble, though the instructor had a tendency to yell that if I did thus-and-such it would mean "immediate failure".
"(1) Sentences thus-and-such are true.
He deserves thanks for honoring him thus, and with such power, nearly thirty years after his death.
Thus there exist and such that (2.25).
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com