What do we use with any? Stuff being a collective noun takes singular verb but again I checked the word "stuffs" is right.So those stuffs is/are?
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Best Answer
"Any stuff" is correct. As you said, "stuff" is a collective noun, so in nearly all cases it should only be used in the singular form. For example,
We can use a collective noun in the plural when it is describing types of itself, but not when describing a mass of itself. For example:
We are less likely to do this for "stuff", though, because if we are talking about "types of stuff", we'd probably use a more specific noun (like "substance"), instead.
More likely, whatever source stated that "stuffs" was correct was probably referring to its use as a verb. "To stuff" means to force something into a small area, so "She stuffs presents into our stockings every Christmas," would be correct.