
expressions - How informal exactly is "good stuff"? - English …
2016年7月26日 · Good/great/lovely stuff! (informal) something you say to encourage or praise someone: "The sales figures are up this week." "Great stuff!" (Cambridge.Dictionary) I don't think it is inappropriate. If I were in the meetings I would see this use as an endearing quality (particularly if it were the Alan Partridge-esque "lovely stuff").
Is there a word to describe someone who does nice things for …
2016年2月15日 · I'm looking for a word that can describe a person who does nice things for other people (e.g holding the door open, carrying someone's things) but only for self gain; this person only does nice things to make themselves look good in the eyes of others, but doesn't actually care about the well-being of the people they're helping.
Common phrases for something that appears good but is actually …
Easily applicable to stuff like the "Cult of New" where people want the shiny new technology. For furniture, you might use "rickety" to describe something that would break if you sat on it. If you're talking just about tools, I suppose you could use "Golden Hammer".
grammatical number - Can I say "stuffs" as a plural noun? - English ...
2014年5月5日 · I say the plural 'stuffs' is as much a word as any other. I say stuffs a lot, which is the plural of stuff, even though stuff already refers to a collection of (plural) things. However, I do say stuffs a lot for fun. Maybe I can make it a legitimate word in the dictionary.
adjectives - Is there a word to describe someone good at …
2024年2月25日 · The Merriam-Webster dictionary offers as one definition of "popularize" the following: "to make (something that is difficult or complicated) simpler and easier to understand for the average person".
What is the precise meaning of "Pretty Good"?
Good, to an imprecise degree. I wouldn't say it has a flavour of sarcasm, but a flavour of “more or less”. So when you answer “good” then everything is well and truly definitely good but when you say “pretty good” you're just less than sure about the well and truly definitely part. “Pretty good” is more non-committal.
“Stuff happen” or “stuff happens”? - English Language & Usage ...
Stuff is a mass noun and doesn't take the plural form of the verbs. So in your case happens seems to be the correct choice. Here are some other examples that may further clarify the usage:
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年11月11日 · Ah, but that's all about how you use the sentence and the context surrounding it. If we are talking about insane asylums, yes, that would be a legitimate interpretation of the sentence. However, if I said, "This house has so much wrong with it, good thing Mandy is such a good fixer-upper", I think the meaning is clear. (+1 on Handy Mandy btw)
What is a word to describe the character of someone who plans …
2014年9月12日 · Other words which might fit: strategist which means "a person who is skilled in making plans for achieving a goal : someone who is good at forming strategies", circumspect which means "thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something" and conservative - "marked by moderation or caution".
Different meaning of "looks good" vs. "looks well"
2011年11月9日 · In the sentences He looks well and He looks good both well and good are adjectives, assuming looks is a copular verb, that is, one that links other elements in the clause. The structure is not Subject-Verb-Adverbial, but Subject-Verb-Complement. The first sentence normally means that he seems to be in a good state of health.