There is such a thing as vs There is such thing as

The correct phrase is "there is such a thing as." The inclusion of the article 'a' before 'thing' is necessary for the phrase to be grammatically correct.

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There is such a thing as

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to introduce a concept or idea that exists or is real, even if it may seem unusual or surprising.

Examples:

There is such a thing as love at first sight.
There is such a thing as a free lunch.
There is such a thing as a perfect day.
There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
There is such a thing as a second chance.

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There is such a thing as criminal menopause, right?
There is such a thing as established practice, and the Treaty gives everyone who wants to do so the right to make services available in another Member State, in full accordance, mind you, with the laws of that Member State.
There is such a thing as free speech.
There is such a thing as "before my time."
There is such a thing as breach of promise, sir.
Lord... If there is such a thing as a soul this man had a good one.
There is such a thing as good grief.
There is such a thing as evil.
There is such a thing as human rights, of which this House is a vigorous advocate.
There is such a thing as too much power.
There is such a thing as good change.
There is such a thing as merit.
There is such a thing as a best friend.
There is such a thing as too much information.
There is such a thing as overconfidence.
There is such a thing as time-out.
There is such a thing as pure science.
There is such a thing as being ready for visitors.
There is such a thing as overconfidence.
There is such a thing as too weird, even for all of us.

There is such thing as

This phrase is incorrect in English. The article 'a' is needed before 'thing' to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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There is such thing as
Tess, there is such thing as right and wrong.
Just for the record, there is such thing as a shoe shine girl.
Or rather, there is such thing but the total sum of all that is rigorously zero.
Except for the fact that he actually believes there is such thing as "clean coal", the world is going to change for the good because of his beliefs.
If there is such thing as a magic formula for success, then the story of Geela, the author of the bestseller book THE AMERICAN DREAM can certainly make a believer out of you too.
Because I believe there is no such thing as Utopia.
Yes, except there is no such thing.
There is no such thing as death.
There is no such thing as right and wrong.
There is no such thing as one true love...
There is no such thing as a ghost in this world.
Because there is no such thing as half-Christmas.
There is no such thing as a Sharktopus.
But firstly, There is no such thing as Annabelle.
There is no such thing, Dave.
There is no such thing as unscented to me.
There is no such thing as a ghost.
Maybe there is no such thing as evolution.
There is no such thing as permanence anymore.
There is no such thing as coincidence in Dramaworld.

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