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item isn't plural so no

thing isn't plural either, but if u mean item and thing not thing(s)

item kind of refferes to a tool or usuable thing of some sort.

and thing, is just a general term of anything... ANYTHING.

thing isn't plural either

item a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
item an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
item a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
item an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error'' contains three tokens of `r''"
item a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"
item (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

thing a separate and self-contained entity
thing an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
thing an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
thing an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn''t tell what the thing was"
thing any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."
thing a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
thing a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
thing a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"
thing a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
thing an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
thing a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
thing a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"

Also, a 'thing' was an old Norse court/meeting, whereas an item is not.

A thing generally does not mean an item. It can mean an event, a person, a time, words, a phrase, anything. An item is an object.

Also, a 'thing' was an old Norse court/meeting,

erase my comment please... it happens most of the time i submit a comment neway

no tottaly different

From dictionary.com

Item (n.): A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration or series.
Thing (n.): A material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.