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  1. What is the word when people come up with the same idea …

    Nov 28, 2014 · In history of science, this is known as "Railroad time". I.e, when the economy has reached a certain state of infrastructure (coal, steel, and land available, plus steam engines …

  2. "Ideas on" vs. "ideas for" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    When you have some "ideas on how to improve my team," you have ideas relating to ideas on improving the team. When you have "ideas for improving my team," you have ideas which …

  3. Why is "idea" sometimes pronounced as "idear"?

    Jun 13, 2014 · Adding r's to the end of words is something odd I first noticed as a child with my grandmother. Idea became "idear," "Ella" became "Eller," etc.

  4. "Get an idea on/of something" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Dec 18, 2013 · In general, is it better to say get an idea on or get an idea of something? Here are some examples: In order to get an idea on how to build this house...

  5. What's it called when someone imposes his own beliefs and ideas …

    Dec 12, 2016 · There's a concept which I am not yet familiar with. When someone forces his own ideology, beliefs and thoughts on someone else and not allow them to think for themselves? …

  6. a better way to express "an idea/thought suddenly came to me"

    Dec 12, 2013 · What are some grandiloquent, or simply better, ways of expressing "an idea/thought suddenly came to me", or "an idea/thought struck me", or "I was struck by an …

  7. What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything …

    @Kit, I think actually that this one is an exception since -minded (according to macmillan) is "used with some adjectives and adverbs to make adjectives describing the way someone thinks or …

  8. A word that represents a group of people working to achieve a …

    Apr 16, 2016 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  9. What is a term or expression for a very imaginative person?

    Alternately, consider effervescent, relentless brainstormer, endless font of ideas, and be a think tank all by oneself. effervescent: marked by high spirits; vivacious. Al is an effervescent thinker …

  10. etymology - How did spitballing originate - English Language

    Apr 6, 2017 · As mentioned under the previous heading, The Derivative Verbs, 'spitballing' in the sense used in advertising jargon, 'to improvise; to conceive, propose and discuss ideas or …

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