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odds and ends
small miscellaneous things
Odds and ends are small, different things that do not form a particular group, often leftover items.
Hear it in real life
What's in that box?
Just odds and ends from my old desk.
I found some odds and ends in the kitchen drawer, including spare batteries and string.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I found odds and endses in the kitchen drawer.
Say: I found odds and ends in the kitchen drawer.
“Odds and ends” is already plural, so do not add another plural ending.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
odds and ends; a box/drawer/bag of odds and ends
Your turn: say it out loud
I found some odds and ends in the kitchen drawer, including spare batteries and string.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
odds and ends
small miscellaneous things
“I found some odds and ends in the kitchen drawer, including spare batteries and string.”
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