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Difference between やつ and こと in those sentences

> 不幸な事故ということだな

and

> 不幸な事故というやつだな
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Difference between やつ and こと in those sentences 不幸な事故ということだな and 不幸な事故というやつだな
The only difference is that 「やつ」 makes it sound more casual and colloquial, if
not slangy, than 「こと」.

The two sentences mean the exact same.

> "That is to say it is an unfortunate accident."
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