318: Things and Stuff Oct 22, 2015

People will always need a way to discuss ambiguous entities, people, articles, events &c. In Modern English, there is 'stuff' and 'things'. In Old English, 'thing' was a word which meant almost exactly what it means today, including ‘meeting’ and ‘matter, concern’ as well as ‘inanimate object’. 'Stuff' on the other hand, until recently meant 'material for making clothes'.