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What does “The funny thing is, …” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
Introducing a strange or amusing detail
“The funny thing is, I'd been there before.”
From the B2 lesson Stories from the Road (telling travel stories).
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What does “The funny thing is, …” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“The funny thing is, …” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, grammar practice, travel phrases, speaking tasks and an answer key, in the B2 Travel English Bundle (6 lessons).
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