[General] all these sorts/kinds of things/stuff.

[Ashraful Haque]

It's a problems I often come across when talking. I was talking about what kind of gift I'd prefer, and I said:
"As a game and a fitness enthusiast I'd prefer gaming consoles, video games, gym wears and all these sorts of things."

Q1) Do a,b and c mean the same thing?
a) All these kinds of things/ All this kind of thing.
b) All these sorts of things/ All this sort of thing.
c) These kinds of stuff.

Q2) For 1 and 2, is the singular more common than the plural?

Q3) Since stuff is plural, is it possible to say "This kind of stuff"?

 

[jutfrank]

Don't group games consoles and video games together with gym wear. These are very different things.

Here are some phrases you could possibly use, depending on what you want to say:

things like that
stuff like that
that kind of thing

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Don't group games consoles and video games together with gym wear. These are very different things.

Here are some phrases you could possibly use, depending on what you want to say:

things like that
stuff like that
that kind of thing

I think 1 and 2 go with things which aren't similar, like in my context. Does 3 also work here?

 

[Tarheel]

You can't put video games and gymwear in the same category, but that's what you do when you refer to them as those kinds of things.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

You can't put video games and gymwear in the same category, but that's what you do when you refer to them as those kinds of things.

things like that/these
stuff like that/these
that/this kind of thing

Is 'that' more natural than 'these' when we use these sentences? For example, "I like wearing casual wear such as, jeans, shirts, running shoes and things like that/these."

 

[Rover_KE]

Is 'that' more natural than 'these' when we use these sentences? For example, "I like wearing casual wear such as, jeans, shirts, running shoes and things like that/these."

Yes.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

You can't put video games and gymwear in the same category, but that's what you do when you refer to them as those kinds of things.

I was going through the post and just realized that I didn't quite understand what you meant. Did you mean that 'those kinds of things' can be used when we talk about different kinds of things rather then similar ones?

 

[Tarheel]

I was going through the thread and just realized that I didn't quite understand what you meant. Did you mean that 'those kinds of things' can be used when we talk about different kinds of things rather then similar ones?

Videos and gymwear are different kinds of things. They are not in the same category.

You got it right in post #5.

 

[Tarheel]

things like that/these
stuff like that/these
that/this kind of thing

Is 'that' more natural than 'these' when we use these sentences? For example, "I like wearing casual wear such as [no comma] jeans, shirts, running shoes and things like that/these."

Yes, that's right.

 

[probus]

By the way, Ashraful Haque, stuff is not plural even though it is commonly used as a synonym for things . Its plural stuffs exists, although it is rare nowadays. Stuff is what we call a collective noun.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

By the way, Ashraful Haque, stuff is not plural even though it is commonly used as a synonym for things . Its plural stuffs exists, although it is rare nowadays. Stuff is what we call a collective noun.

Yeah, I heard a native speaker say "All my stuff is in my bag."

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Videos and gymwear are different kinds of things. They are not in the same category.

You got it right in post #5.

Do both sound natural?
- She's not your type. She loves going to the club every night, wears expensive designer cloths, drives fast cars and those kinds of things.
- She's not your type. She loves going to the club every night, wears expensive designer cloths, drives fast cars and things like that.

 

[Rover_KE]

[STRIKE]cloths[/STRIKE] clothes

 

[Tarheel]

Do both sound natural?
- She's not your type. She loves going to the club every night, wears expensive designer cloths, drives fast cars and those kinds of things.
- She's not your type. She loves going to the club every night, wears expensive designer cloths, drives fast cars and things like that.

I would phrase it differently. (See below.)

She's not your type. She loves going to the club every night, wearing expensive designer clothes, and driving fast cars. Things like that!

 

[Tarheel]

Bob: She's not your type. She loves going to the club every night, wearing designer clothes, and driving fast cars. Things like that!
Ted: Oh I see. High maintenance.
Bob: That's right!

 

[emsr2d2]

Does "club" mean nightclub? If so, is there only one nightclub in the place in question? That seems unlikely. I would expect either "She loves going to nightclubs" or "She loves going clubbing".

 

[jutfrank]

Does "club" mean nightclub? If so, is there only one nightclub in the place in question? That seems unlikely. I would expect either "She loves going to nightclubs" or "She loves going clubbing".

I think it's American style to say the club to speak generically about nightclubs.

 

[emsr2d2]

Ah, OK. That doesn't work in BrE. The listener would think "Which club exactly?"

 

[Ashraful Haque]

I think it's American style to say the club to speak generically about nightclubs.

There's a song I used to listen called 'In da club' by 50 cent.

 

[jutfrank]

There's a song I used to listen called 'In da club' by 50 cent.

Me too.

I expect Mr. Cent would be appalled that you've forgotten to properly capitalise the name of his song In Da Club.