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Today’s Word: coincidence

Today’s Word: coincidence

February 13, 2018 =========

☆  coincidence  偶然の一致

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A coincidence is when something happens at the same time, by chance without any planning. For example, you bump into someone at a café or shop. Now, if you always go to the same café in Shinjuku, and always bump into the same person at that café, it’s not really a coincidence. However, if you bump into that person at a café in Osaka, when you are both there for work, then yes, you could say, “What a coincidence!”

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