Fragen über die Beispielsätze mit, und die Definition und Benutzung von "Thing"

A: It isn't used very often. It is an old term

A: "You blew the thing off"

Depending on the context, it either means "You made it explode and fall off." or "You blew air at it and it fell off."

A: Too much of a good thing can be bad. For example, the worst thing you can do with your favourite song is listen it it over and over again until you're bored of it.

A: We're talking about all the time he had off. Since he had a lot of time off, one thing that happened was that he ended up going to the gym four days a week.

A: The last important thing.. 마지막 중요한 건..
If you have a list of important things, this is the last one.

The only important thing..
(중요한 것은 하나밖에 없단 의미입니다.)

The only last important thing (X)
This makes no sense. If you only have one important thing, then there is no list.

A: "As if there is such a thing called a Chupacabra"
"As if there is such a thing as a thousand dollar pizza"

A: "Here is the thing..." is a starter in which advises the listener that the speaker is going to the main point, conclusion or something big.

Her eyes are beautiful, her hair is silky smooth and her skin is flawless but here's the thing, beneath her face is an ugly personality.

A: A table is a Thing
I have many Things to ask
Things are looking good

A: did you mean "one thing led to another"?

It's a set phrase to say that a series of events led to a certain (usually surprising) outcome.

One thing led to another and now I'm going on a trip.

After talking with John, one thing led to another and now we are dating.

A: 1) I had a little thing for Joe (meaning - I liked/had a crush on Joe)

2) I had a little thing for basketball (meaning - I liked/was pretty good at basketball)

3) She has a little thing for hamburgers (meaning - she likes hamburgers enough to point out)

A: @BuddyPretty_206 That's a good question!
I'm not 100% sure but i think that it all depends on the context. If I'm talking about a concrete object I would use "thing", like "what is that thing?"; "that heart shaped thing". Instead of "stuff", which i'd use to refer of a not specific thing or things, for instance when you say "there's a lot of old stuff in the attic", "Alice got a lot of books and stuff in her room", "kitchen related stuff".
Maybe is not neccessarily this way but at least is how i use it S: hope it's useful

A: @Noborio: almost the same. "Thing" refers to one object. "Stuff" usually refers to many objects, or a lot of one object.
Here is a good rule: if you can count it, use "thing", "things", or "stuff". But if you cannot count it, you must use "stuff".
For example: She has a lot of stuff in her backpack. ✔
She has a lot of things in her backpack. ✔
What is the stuff leaking from the pipe? ✔
What are the things leaking from the pipe? ❌ (Grammar is correct, but it doesn't make sense.)

A: "A important thing" is incorrect -- it would be "An important thing."

The important thing = the one single important thing about something. Implies that it is very important.

An important thing = one of multiple important things about something. Not as strong of an implication as the first sentence.

A: I can't do two things at a time.
I can't do two things at once.
I can't do two things at the same time.
I can't do two things simultaneously.

They all have the same meaning.

A: Nothing really, it's all about context, in them same context both mean «the important matter» or «what i'm trying to say is...»

A: May I have some, please?

A: Snot? Booger? Mucous?

A: Extractor Fan

A: It's still a light.

Lights that are recessed in a ceiling (inside a hole in the ceiling) are sometimes called recessed lights.

But I would just call it a light.

A: Exercise bike.

A: × The first thing the accountant should do is immediately telling the president what he would possibly face if he does so.
✓ If I were the accountant, the first thing for me to do would be to immediately conduct a consequence analysis to help the President weigh all the pros and cons before making the right decision.

× If I were the accountant, I would weigh the benefits against the cost and tell him it is not worthy of doing so.

A:

An intellectual landmark is something that people constantly refer to when they are talking about a certain subject.

So, the book Ulysses by James Joyce is a landmark in the history of English modernist fiction, because it is one of the best and most widely known examples of its type.

A: IMO, the variety. It has everything (in a geographical sense):

huge cities
small towns
beaches
cities
arctic
lakes
rivers
oceans
deserts
massive forests
huge mountains
very hot places
very cold places
prairies
islands

Of course all countries have some of these but few have ALL of them in abundance the way the US does.

A: × • There’s not even one good thing if you compare yourself to others.
✓ There's not even one good thing about comparing yourself to others.

× • There’s not even one good thing to compare oneself to others.
✓ • There’s not even one good thing about comparing oneself to others.

I've corrected for grammar, but the common saying I think would be: "nothing good can come from comparing yourself to others."

A: A little unnatural.
Here's a corrected sentence. "It's incredible how a small thing can drastically turn a situation around.