difference between stuff and thing

stuff - (Stuff is more physical but things relate to ideas or actions. stuff is uncountable noun, while thing is a countable noun. They really mean the same thing, however "too much stuff going on" is more informal than "too many things going on".)

thing - (Stuff is more physical but things relate to ideas or actions. stuff is uncountable noun, while thing is a countable noun. They really mean the same thing, however "too much stuff going on" is more informal than "too many things going on".)

stuff & thing

What is the difference between stuff(staff?) and thing?

• Good question!
  
  stuff is very casual word that should only be used in conversation.
  We often use it in place of things.
  For example:
  I have a lot of stuff to do today.
  I have a lot of things to do today.
  
  It can also be used at times when we can't use "things" for plural things.
  What's all that stuff on the table for?
  
  The basic nuance of stuff is things that the speaker feels is not that important or doesn't want to be too exact about.
  
  Hope this helps.

• First, stuff is uncountable noun, while thing is a countable noun.
  
  We use stuff to intrinsically talk about unidentified mass of thing(s) / substances / materials.
  We use thing to extrinsically address items we can discreetly identified in terms of quantity / measurements.

stuff / things

(Hi everyone:

I'd appreciate if someone could tell me if there's any difference between things and stuff

Thanks in advance.)

• In this context, there is no difference. "Stuff" and "things" both refer to what needs to be done. One note, you would not say "too many stuff going on" but "too much stuff going on"

• They really mean the same thing, however "too much stuff going on" is more informal than "too many things going on".

What's the difference between "stuff" and "things"?

• Your things are stuff and my stuff are things.

• Stuff is stuff, things are things
  Specifically, things is the plural of thing.

• And stuff is neither singular nor plural, but can be used to represent either

• Stuff is more physical but things relate to ideas or actions

• Things are more valuable than stuff.

Stuff vs. Things

There is a distinct difference between stuff and things. You can count things, but you cannot count stuff.

You can only measure stuff. For example, one could have eight bowls of cereal in the morning. “Bowls of cereal” are things. One could eat two tubs of peanut butter. “Tubs of peanut butter” are things. But, cereal and peanut butter themselves are stuff. You cannot eat nine cereals or eighteen peanut butters. Cereal and peanut butter fall under the category of stuff. (If you are talking about types of cereals or peanut butters, then types are the things, not the cereal or peanut butter itself.)

You need to explicitly apply a unit of measure to quantify stuff. The unit of measure used is the thing that can be counted and then applied to the stuff.

Other examples:

• bicycles – things
• raisins – things
• sweat – stuff
• bubble gum – stuff
• list items – things

You may say, “But, Matt! Bubble gum ain’t stuff, it’s thangs!” I would reply, “You should double check your grammar before saying something like that.”

I have a theory. I think that it may be that things can be pluralized, while stuff cannot. I will have to look into it further.