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What is the difference between stuff and things?
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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:19,
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Stuff implies a collectivisation.
Things can be more distinct items
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Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm...,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:20,
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Nearly my answer
I think
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AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:22,
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Things are a just an array of doodads
Stuff has a collective connection
Maybe? I don't know.
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AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:20,
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stuff is like material or a liquid
so wood is stuff, as is water.
bric-a-brac is things.
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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:22,
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Does that work?
Water can't be stuff surely, Water is made up of stuff.
Can you even get collective water. Waters? Hmmm
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AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:26,
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i haven't a thing to wear
non of my stuff fits
is clothing things and stuff?
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god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:29,
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Clothing is something of a crossover...
It is both implied collective, and also individual items - for example you can put different items of clothes together.
All your clothes are 'stuff'
a selection of clothers to wear would be your 'things'
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Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm...,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:35,
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yes
water is made of water. it's a recursive definition.
things are made of stuff. stuff is made of stuff.
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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:32,
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So you're saying "Things" are two or more "thing" and Stuff is a collection of things
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AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now,
Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:33,
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