Stuff happens?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wallet">wallet</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>” – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="unforeseeable">unforeseeable</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="Move">Move</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Tomorrow">Tomorrow</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="lends">lends</span> <span word="validity">validity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>. “<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="preferably">preferably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="unexpectedly">unexpectedly</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span>: “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.” <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="console">console</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span>: “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>. <span word="Bring">Bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.” <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgetful">forgetful</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, “<span word="Shit">Shit</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>” – <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="already">already</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="swearing">swearing</span>.</p>
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