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ShoppingMonday 10 August 2026
Instead of: "I want to buy some stuffs at the mall"
Say: "I'd like to pick up a few things at the mall"
"Stuffs" is not standard English (stuff is already uncountable), and "I'd like to pick up" sounds more natural and conversational than "I want to buy."
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