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I'm wondering how you would say that because it sounds really weird to me:
Would you say "stuff by me/of me/of mine"?
For example if you posted things on Instagram and would say something like "official stuff by/of me" cause I saw someone who used "official stuff of me" as his description on Instagram and that sounds so wrong to me still. So what would you say?
You would say "my stuff." It does sound wrong to say "official stuff of me"; it's probably intended to be humorous. In normal usage, you would say "my official stuff."
stuff by me
The photo exhibit is full of stuff by me.
means stuff you produced,as opposed to stuff lying along side you.
stuff of me
Q: Do you have any things from when you were a baby?
A: Here's a box with pictures and baby boots and my rattle.
here's some stuff of me when I was a baby
means stuff about me, along the lines of "a photograph of me", "an article of me", stuff is used as a general catch all.
stuff of mine
The car is full of stuff of mine.
The car is full of my stuff.
means stuff which belongs to you.
