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#11 Unread post by VermilionX »

skoebl wrote:It's because "stuff" is a singular noun. If you were to say "things", which is a plural noun, then you could use "these."

"Stuff like this"
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"Things like these"

That said..."things like these" just doesn't sound right...and "stuff like this" should be used instead :laughing:
i thought stuff can be both singular and plural. :laughing:

BTW... i just ordered it, i'll be getting my rimstripes in about a weeks time. :D
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#12 Unread post by Shiv »

Stuff can be plural and a verb.

"Look at my stuff!" would be plural.

"I stuff my shoes so my feet look bigger" is the verb.


I don't think it can be singular. I tried to think of a singular way of using it for like three minutes and drew a blank.


So it'd be "stuff like this is" because someone, somewhere, a long time ago, decided that that was the way to refer to various stuff.
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#13 Unread post by skoebl »

Shiv wrote:Stuff can be plural and a verb.

"Look at my stuff!" would be plural.

"I stuff my shoes so my feet look bigger" is the verb.


I don't think it can be singular. I tried to think of a singular way of using it for like three minutes and drew a blank.


So it'd be "stuff like this is" because someone, somewhere, a long time ago, decided that that was the way to refer to various stuff.
"look at my stuff" refers to multiple items...but it's still a singular noun. The word "stuff" itself follows this same principle (at least the noun version of it). It's a singular noun used to describe multiple object or whathaveyou.
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#14 Unread post by fireguzzi »

Leave it to sev to turn a motorcycle related thread into a middle school grammer lesson. :roll: :laughing:
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fireguzzi wrote:Leave it to sev to turn a motorcycle related thread into a middle school grammer lesson. :roll: :laughing:

:laughing: :laughing: Yeah
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#16 Unread post by Mintbread »

VermilionX wrote:BTW... i just ordered it, i'll be getting my rimstripes in about a weeks time.
You will be better off taking the wheels off to apply the stickers. They have to go on perfectly or they make the whole wheel look bent. Not a good look.
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#17 Unread post by VermilionX »

Mintbread wrote: You will be better off taking the wheels off to apply the stickers. They have to go on perfectly or they make the whole wheel look bent. Not a good look.
yeah, they told me that over the phone. i called them since i have other questions.

also, they said they'll send me 5 sets instead of just 4 so i'll have an extra just in case.

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#18 Unread post by Sev »

fireguzzi wrote:Leave it to sev to turn a motorcycle related thread into a middle school grammer lesson. :roll: :laughing:
I couldn't help it. I keep seeing stuff like:

"stuff like these."
"lots of damages."
"but im gonna have the bike's damages touched up and masked"

amongst other things.

And I wonder how I could possibly be seeing that sort of thing from a University student. At a certain point someone needs to step in and point it out.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#19 Unread post by BuzZz »

Shiv wrote:

I don't think it can be singular. I tried to think of a singular way of using it for like three minutes and drew a blank.
Got the stuff? is singular..... :mrgreen:
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#20 Unread post by Shiv »

Ok so I'm not a druggie. I'm more concerned with stuffing my mouth than stuffing my pipe. :laughing:
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