"Ideas on" vs. "ideas for" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
In the same way, using "for" in ideas on improving the team means you support improving the team while using "on" doesn't necessarily mean so. It's all connotation and subconscious language use and effects.
What does 'abstract ideas' mean? [closed] - English Language & Usage ...
In the sentence for example: This book would also interest intelligent students with a taste for abstract ideas and theoretical arguments. What does the phrase "abstract ideas" mean? I looked up ...
Word for someone who thought of an idea
25 Lún 2014 · I was looking/wanting a word to describe a person who thought and kindled an original idea and was the first to do it. Say you come up with an idea for a device or an idea for software or …
"A lot of ideas" is or are? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
24 Márta 2012 · To clarify this (correct) answer, "a lot of ideas" is actually a combined noun with two elements. Depending on the emphasis of the verb, you can direct the meaning toward "a lot" (is) or …
Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"
22 Márta 2012 · "Open-minded" usually means willing to listen to competing ideas, as in philosophical, political, religious, etc, as opposed to trying a new sport. (Well, many people seem to use "open …
idioms - Best way to describe "turning ideas into reality" - English ...
3 Lún 2014 · I'd like to ask if sentence “We accelerate ideas” sounds odd or natural? What is the best word/phrasal to describe transformation of the ideas into reality/real things?
What is the word when people come up with the same idea …
28 Samh 2014 · Suppose Darwin and Wallace independently come up with a similar idea. It's like the idea has entered the social consciousness at that time. What is the word for this called? Kind of the …
What is the word for a person who never listens to other people's ...
14 Iúil 2014 · There is one person I know who never accepts other people's opinions and ideas, even if those opinions and ideas are worthwhile. What single word might describe such an attitude?
etymology - How did spitballing originate - English Language & Usage ...
6 Aib 2017 · I find the word 'spitballing' very interesting. I am curious to know how this word originated. What is the logic behind the use of this word to mean "tossing around ideas?" Oxford English Dictionary
vocabulary - Is there a word for a person with many creative ideas but ...
22 MFómh 2015 · Is there a word in the English language that describes a personality type that has a creative mind and many ideas but for some reason (procrastinating, lack of energy or confidence, …