mmmm, I think Hil is right, stuff is treated like a singular noun.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - May 11, 2006 5:53:21 am PDT #6732 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Jessica - May 11, 2006 5:53:28 am PDT #6733 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Stuff" is a mass noun, like water. Gramatically it's treated as singular even though it refers to a bunch of...stuff.
Jesse - May 11, 2006 5:56:12 am PDT #6734 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Nilly - May 11, 2006 5:57:49 am PDT #6735 of 10002
Swouncing
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?)
Jesse - May 11, 2006 5:58:42 am PDT #6736 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Nilly - May 11, 2006 5:59:56 am PDT #6737 of 10002
Swouncing
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!
Jesse - May 11, 2006 6:01:40 am PDT #6738 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Nilly - May 11, 2006 6:03:09 am PDT #6739 of 10002
Swouncing
Do you have anything fun planned for after-Monday? Because you'd totally deserve that.
Sue - May 11, 2006 6:03:11 am PDT #6740 of 10002
hip deep in pie
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.
Jesse - May 11, 2006 6:10:48 am PDT #6741 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.