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"Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it&



 
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"Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it& #1 (permalink) Fri Oct 16, 2009 21:16 pm   "Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it&
 

I came from the Philippines and I've been using "Now that I think of it." ever since. When I used it a while ago, someone I knew told me they don't mostly use it here in America. He said Americans usually use "Now that I have come to think of it."

Is it true?
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"Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it& #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:00 am   "Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it&
 

No, not true. Is this person a native speaker?
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"Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it& #3 (permalink) Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:03 am   "Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it&
 

All of these are possible informal utterances, Aikuzo:

Now that I think of it
Now that I come to think of it
Now that I've come to think of it
Come to think of it

Only the full 'I have come' is unexpected.
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"Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it& #4 (permalink) Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:24 am   "Now that I think of it" vs. "Now that I have come to think of it&
 

He's not a native speaker. Hmm... I'll probably just use "Now that I come to think of it." from now on... xD
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