mmmm, I think Hil is right, stuff is treated like a singular noun.
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"Stuff" is a mass noun, like water. Gramatically it's treated as singular even though it refers to a bunch of...stuff.
Hil, I'm skeeved out on your behalf.
Grammar is so interesting.
TAR was so exciting! I'm glad that none of the last four teams were horrible, even the ones that aren't my favorite, you know? I like just watching the race, and not hoping any of them die. Also, MONKEY.
Thanks for all the grammar explanations, everybody.
Jesse, when is your semester supposed to end? (sorry, I have no idea. And it is your last one, so you'll be all finished when it's done, right?)
Yep, I'm done done done next Monday. Eek! But I think I ODed on stress already, so now I can't seem to care anymore.
I think I ODed on stress already
Is it OK if I like the way you described the situation?
Also, do you have lots of work left before Monday?
Also also, Go you!
Thanks! I have some significant work to do on two different papers (one big and one little), but they are both in decent shape. So I'm going to head to school this afternoon in the hopes of doing some really focused work.
Do you have anything fun planned for after-Monday? Because you'd totally deserve that.
Actually now, thinking about it, I think I've treated stuff as both singular and plural.
This page says that it's a mass noun:
X-post.
Do you have anything fun planned for after-Monday? Because you'd totally deserve that.
Oh yeah. Tuesday I'm thinking I'll clean my house, and I think a friend is having people over on Wednesday, and then graduation is Thursday and Friday, and there will be much celebrating and parties and stuff. Yay.