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I was about to say the same thing vs I was gonna say the same thing

The phrases are both correct and commonplace in everyday chit-chat. They convey the same meaning of agreeing with someone else's statement. The choice between 'I was about to say the same thing' and 'I was gonna say the same thing' depends on personal preference or the level of formality in the context.

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Last updated: August 30, 2024

I was about to say the same thing

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal conversations to express agreement with someone else's statement.

This phrase is used to indicate that you were just about to express the same idea or opinion as someone else.

Examples:

I was about to say the same thing, but you beat me to it.
I was about to say the same thing, it's like you read my mind.

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I was about to say the same thing.
Mr President, I was just about to say the same thing.
So many books about war say the same thing, that nothing brings people together like war.
You might say about Mubarak the same thing FDR said about another dictator.
Because I was about to say the same.
I was about to say the same of you.
! I was about to say the same to you.
Funny. I was about to ask you the same thing.
Funny. I was about to come and ask you the same thing.
I was about to ask you the same thing, driving down the wrong side of the road like that.
I was going to say the same thing when you took out that electrical panel.
I was going to say the same thing when you took out that electrical panel.
You know, Bishop used to say the same thing about you.
People around here used to say the same thing about me.
People around here used to say the same thing about me.
I'm 100% sure, but you need to be able to say the same thing about me.
I'm not going to say the same thing about you.
When I was a little girl, my mom used to knit, and she used to say the same thing.
And by parallel summary, I want to say the same thing about technology, about entertainment and design, because I think the issues are very similar.
My mom used to say the same thing.

Alternatives:

I was just about to say the same thing
I was going to say the same thing

I was gonna say the same thing

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal conversations to express agreement with someone else's statement.

This phrase is used to indicate that you were going to express the same idea or opinion as someone else.

Examples:

I was gonna say the same thing, but you said it first.
I was gonna say the same thing, great minds think alike.

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I was gonna say the same thing to you.
Now, when they take your deposition, you're gonna say the same thing you just told me.
I'm sure he's gonna say the same thing about you.
Dawson's gonna say the same thing I am.
Violet, I'm gonna say the same thing to you I said about betsey.
And if you are doing this just to get to Cavanaugh, then I'm gonna say the same thing you told me.
Go to her now, and you're gonna say the same thing in person.
But I'm gonna say the same thing to you that I said to the Houston guys.
I'm gonna say to you the same thing I said to the prosecutor, so I don't know what you need to know.
He's gonna say he same thing when he wakes up -
Oh, I was gonna say "so incredibly beautiful" but, yeah, I guess that'd be the same thing.
I was gonna ask you the same thing.
I was gonna teach our daughter the same thing one day.
Um, I wonder If it's the same thing that I'm gonna say.
- I was gonna say the handsome one.
I was gonna say the smell of victory.
I was gonna say The Furry Four.
I was gonna say the pizza guy.
Well, I was gonna say the opposite.
That's funny, 'cause I was gonna suggest you do the same thing, because it's our case.

Alternatives:

I was about to say the same thing
I was just about to say the same thing

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