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This is what vs It is what

Both "this is what" and "it is what" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "This is what" is used to introduce or emphasize a specific thing or situation, while "it is what" is used to express acceptance or resignation to a situation or fact.

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This is what

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce or emphasize a specific thing or situation.

Use "this is what" to introduce or emphasize a specific thing or situation. It is often used to provide an explanation or clarification.

Examples:

This is what I was talking about.
This is what I need to do to fix the problem.
This is what happens when you don't follow the instructions.

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This is what some call Redfang.
This is what's killing y'all.
This is what your money has bought.
This is what our technicians extracted.
This is what I need His Majesty to know.
This is what I was trying to explain.
This is what everyone wears for golf.
This is what made your reputation.
This is what American children eat for lunch.
This is what caused your collective memory loss.
This is what Agriturismo should be.
This is what Fall 2012 looks like.
This is what Gilles sought to change.
This is what I call a constrained-unipivot.
This is what Romance seeks to provide.
This is what determines the current market of photovoltaics.
This is what exactly the file association.
This is what gives the whole impulsive move validity.
This is what happened in above scenario.
This is what helps achieve maximum profit.

Alternatives:

This is the reason why
This is the thing that
This is the situation where

It is what

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express acceptance or resignation to a situation or fact.

Use "it is what" to express acceptance or resignation to a situation or fact. It is often used to indicate that a situation cannot be changed or is beyond control.

Examples:

I know it's not ideal, but it is what it is.
We can't change the past, it is what it is.
The decision has been made, it is what it is.

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It is what Helene would have wanted.
It is what the patient wants.
It is what makes me a Guardian.
It is what they did not.
It is what you would have done.
It is what our father wanted.
It is what any of us would do.
It is what binds the knights together.
It is what the Commander wanted.
It is what I noted in my preceding accidents.
It is what is called food an experiment of successful prayer.
It is what remains of funerary monuments built along the Roman consular road.
It is what we see about ourselves that brings us down.
It is what will elicit agreement and response.
It is what was always intended.
It is what she told me.
It is what you infer about that room.
It is what happened, Don.
It is what your king wanted.
It is what I cannot see that concerns me.

Alternatives:

That's the way it is
That's just how it is
There's nothing we can do about it

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