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expressions - How informal exactly is good stuff? - English Language . . . 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 others . . . 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
grammatical number - Can I say stuffs as a plural noun? - English . . . 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
Common phrases for something that appears good but is actually bad 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"
Meaning of goodies - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The usual dictionary definitions of goodies, as for example, "good characters in a story, often a hero too" at wiktionary, or "A candy, chocolate, praline, confection or sweetmeat" at websters-dictionary-online, or "a thing that is very nice to eat" or "anything that is attractive and that people want to have" at oxfordlearnersdictionaries, are
Is there a word to describe the habit of acquiring and owning expensive . . . They have good stuff that’s too good to use A few examples from gaming(!!!) See article at Too Awesome to Use which has a slightly relevant quote "We are certainly in great need," answered Caspian "But it is hard to be sure we are at our greatest Supposing there came an even worse need and we had already used it?"
What is the source of the smartest guys in the room? He is blessed with mental toughness, a sense of humor, and an Irish fatalism which holds that life was never supposed to be that good anyway At this point in his life, he is like the exciting, undefeated boxer who comes out of the ring from his first great beating Cavanagh was mayor of Detroit from 1962 to 1970
Word to describe a situation where one wants to do good things but ends . . . It describes a good natured person who tries to help out but always makes things worse It is commonly paired with Schlemazel, his friend, to whom all the bad things happen Think Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, or even further back, Laurel and Hardy
Is there a word for a person who takes well care of his her belongings . . . Steward? 1 a person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train and brings them meals • a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution 2 an official appointed to supervise arrangements or keep order at a large public event, for example a sporting event • short for shop steward 3 a person employed to manage another's property, esp a