What happens when the thing don't work the way we decide.

[tufguy]

"What happens when the thing don't work the way we decide."

Please check.

 

[Matthew Wai]

What will happen if the thing doesn't work the way we designed?

 

[TheParser]

NOT A TEACHER

"What can we do when things don't work out as we want?"

 

[Matthew Wai]

What if things don't work out as expected?

 

[emsr2d2]

We can't always "decide" how things will turn out. We can decide to take actions which we hope will lead to our desired outcome.

 

[tufguy]

We can't always "decide" how things will turn out. We can decide to take actions which we hope will lead to our desired outcome.

Is my sentence incorrect?

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes.

 

[tufguy]

Things here means the things that happen in our lives. I wrote thing instead of things (typo error). Can we use "thing" with this meaning?

 

[Matthew Wai]

When I read 'the thing' in post#1, I guessed it was an object such as a device designed to do something.

 

[tufguy]

When I read 'the thing' in post#1, I guessed it was an object such as a device designed to do something.

So can it (thing) be used with the meaning that was my intented meaning in post#1? (Could you also please tell me whether this sentence is correct or not?).

 

[Matthew Wai]

See definition#2 and #3 at www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/thing