GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The phrase “it is what it is” was invented to end arguments without resolving anything.

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It is what it is is an English expression that has been in use for a long time, with similar phrases used in the 20th century and earlier. Its origin is unclear, and no inventor is recorded.

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