Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.

Q: I'm a little bit confused with the following phrase. I was reading an article about concurrency in Java and there was a sentence saying: It is worth noting that both unlockRead() and unlockWrite() calls notifyAll() rather than notify(). This phrase seemed quite strange to me. What does it mean?.

A: 'It is worth noting that' simply means 'here's something, which you should remember:' or 'here's something you should pay attention to:' or 'here's something that is worth reading and remembering:' It's that simple. Regarding (1), there is no connection at all to 'apropos' or 'besides...' Regarding (2), it always means exactly the same thing. It simply means 'Here's an interesting point:' (There is utterly no connection in any way to 'useless' or 'costs nothing'.) It is worth noting that, the ELL site exists for basic questions about the meanings of phrases.
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Q: Someone who, in normal settings, dresses like this: (Without falling in the category of a transsexual or a cross-dresser.) Example sentence: S/he wears _______ clothes and costumes all the time. Maybe s/he is a _______. Sources: Mad Hatter, Japanese Goth.

A: I would use Flamboyant. A person with a showy style. The word doesn't just apply to clothing but to any extravagant style of behaviour. As others have said, in times gone by the words fop and dandy would have been common. However, they would nowadays be taken to referring to the Regency period.
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Q: I'm wondering which one of these expressions is correct? This stuff or these stuff?.

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Stuff is a collective noun it represents a group of objects. Just as one would say 'this group' or 'this pile,' one would say 'this stuff'.
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