“Stuff” must go! We have stuff coming out of our collective ears. I’m not talking about physical stuff, but rather the use of the word “stuff“. Its driving me nuts and therefor I must oversee it timely demise.
I’m sure you’ve heard it. ” Sorry, I can’t attend your function. I have stuff to do.” Or perhaps, “I’m not in a good place cause I’m dealing with some bad stuff!” I The overuse of the word is so flimsy as to defy translation when you hear it. It so non-specific! Have you heard these:
“Family stuff is driving me crazy!”
“Work stuff is keeping me from taking a day off.”
“Hey, I can’t deal with your stuff cause I got my own stuff to deal with!”
“Why are you always throwing stuff up in my face?”
“If I didn’t have so much stuff on my plate, maybe I could get some other stuff done.”
Either tell me what stuff you are talking about or use something a bit more specific. Oh well, come to think of it, I’m not really interested in your stuff!
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Good observation, however careful what you wish for. It might be a kinder, gentler answer – sheltering you from opening pandora’s box as you are thinking… did I really want to know ALL of this? Also sometimes a person uses the ethics of ambiguity as an out for future needs. Some stuff is not so clearly separate and they meld together, making it hard to clearly express. So, it seems I’m not altogether against “Stuff.”
I don’t think I actually use that word too often. I usually describe whatever “stuff” I am talking about.
While I tell my students not to use that word in their writing, it is a word that I use often to describe the s*** in my life.ha ha. My husband puts all of his STUFF on the kitchen/dining room table when he comes in from work or where ever. There are the dogs who leave their STUFF all over my house and then I have to put all of their STUFF away. My students use my room as their locker so they don’t over STUFF their lockers.
Me? I have a lot of STUFF going on, but I am counting the days until June 22 when I don’t have to think about it for eight weeks!
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