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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"
or
"Things like these"

That said..."things like these" just doesn't sound right...and "stuff like this" should be used instead

i thought stuff can be both singular and plural.

BTW... i just ordered it, i'll be getting my rimstripes in about a weeks time.

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.

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.

Leave it to sev to turn a motorcycle related thread into a middle school grammer lesson.

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

Yeah

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.

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.

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

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.

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.....

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