Or should it necessarily be ‘things’? When i think about it, the second sentence seems correct because 'things' and 'are' are both plural and so in. Why is the reply they are fine considered to be incorrect being grammatically correct?
First things first is a quirky idiomatic usage whereby speaker affirms that he intends to start a discussion / meeting by talking about the most urgent (not necessarily most. 3) most people in this country/province/area are rich? Things are pretty good now, things are pretty bad now, how are things?, things have been pretty difficult for me lately etc.
4) most of the people in this country/province/area are rich? Is it grammatically correct to say high standards are a very good thing? How could i identify these aspects for future references?