mercredi 14 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Things

Stuff  -  Property  -  Possessions  -  Junk  -  Belongings  -  Goods  -  Valuables

 

These are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.

 

Things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose: Shall I help you pack your things? | Bring your swimming things.
Stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about: Where’s all my stuff?
Property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by sb: This building is government property. | Be careful not to damage other people’s property.
Possessions things that you own, especially sth that can be moved: Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.
Junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value: I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.
Belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time: Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.
Goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved: He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.
Valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewelry or cameras: Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.

 

PATTERNS
*personal things/stuff/property/possessions/ belongings
*to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/ possessions/belongings
*to search sb’s/your/the things/stuff/property/ belongings
*to go through sb’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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