
"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 …
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.
"A lot of ideas" is or are? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 24, 2012 · The original meaning of lot as used here is "a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item" (Merriam-Webster) and is thus clearly …
What does 'abstract ideas' mean? [closed] - English Language
Abstract ideas are concepts that need to be visualized, as they cannot be illustrated through concrete (real) examples. In a simple way, explaining the progression of logic in a (computer) …
A word for someone who loves searching, learning new things?
Aug 14, 2014 · "In the diffusion of innovation theory, the minority group (comprising about 14 percent) of population which, after innovators, is first to try new ideas, processes, goods and …
"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...
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 …
Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"
Mar 22, 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 …
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 …
A word that represents a group of people working to achieve a …
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