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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Stuff
Stuff = ?
Context:
After the boy returned to school in March 2003 from long stays at Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch, "all the kids would laugh at me and try to push me around and stuff, and say, 'That's the kid that got raped by Michael Jackson,' " he testified.
Context:
After the boy returned to school in March 2003 from long stays at Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch, "all the kids would laugh at me and try to push me around and stuff, and say, 'That's the kid that got raped by Michael Jackson,' " he testified.
Top answer
Hello stuff = (verb) block, obstruct paco
- Hello stuff = (verb) block, obstruct paco
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Actually, "and stuff" is just a filler phrase. It's not a verb, and doesn't really mean much.
Examples:
1. We went to the party. We ate and drank and stuff.> this means you did some eating and drinking, amongst other things
> no real meaning here
Examples:
1. We went to the party. We ate and drank and stuff.
> this means you did some eating and drinking, amongst other things
2. The volcano erupted and stuff. It was messy.
> no real meaning here 
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Hello Noname
Thank you for correcting my mistake! I'm a learner from Japan and it is my first time to come across this kind of 'stuff' usage. Does it mean something like 'such-like'? I'm wondering how come 'stuff' comes to be used in that way. Could you explain more about it if possible?
paco
Thank you for correcting my mistake! I'm a learner from Japan and it is my first time to come across this kind of 'stuff' usage. Does it mean something like 'such-like'? I'm wondering how come 'stuff' comes to be used in that way. Could you explain more about it if possible?
paco
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"And stuff" here most likely refers to "and such". Like "that stuff", used as a slang.
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In BrE, 'and stuff' is commonly used to mean 'etc.', 'and so on', 'and other things
of that kind', and stuff.
MrP
of that kind', and stuff.
MrP
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Hello
Thank you all. I looked for the definition 'and stuff' in my dictionaries and glossy dictionaries online but can't find it anywhere. But finally I got it in [url="http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/slang.html"] a website[/url] collecting young people's slang. I
Thank you all. I looked for the definition 'and stuff' in my dictionaries and glossy dictionaries online but can't find it anywhere. But finally I got it in [url="http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/slang.html"] a website[/url] collecting young people's slang. I
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It's a very informal and colloquial phrase. Using it too much can make you appear unsophisticated, much like the word 'like'.
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Hello Noname
I see! So I feel I'd better not use it myself. Thank you for the quick reply.
paco
I see! So I feel I'd better not use it myself. Thank you for the quick reply.
paco
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The trick is not to deny any use, Paco but to find a proper balance. 'stuff' is an extremely natural and linguistically efficient word, but like anything it can be overdone. You probably aren't familar with 'thingamajig' or 'wachamacallit' but these too are words that are really helpful for ESLs and ENLs.
Remember informal and colloquial is what we all use for the majority of our langu
Remember informal and colloquial is what we all use for the majority of our langu
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