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by giveiturall on November 30th, 2007

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Are you ready to do away with the phrase "it is what it is", where did this come from and how did most of the country including actors, news commentators, and politician adopt this phrase?

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  • by Wynper on July 10th, 2009

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    I see the phrase "it is what it is" as being much the same as the legal phrase "res ipsa loquitur" from Latin meaning, "the thing itself speaks" commonly know as "the thing speaks for itself"

    I think it is quite fitting in many occasions so no I wouldn't want to do away with it.

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