"A lot of ideas" is or are? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 24, 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 …
What does 'abstract ideas' mean? [closed] - English Language
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 …
Why is "idea" sometimes pronounced as "idear"?
Jun 13, 2014 · I know that idea is pronounced as /aɪˈdiə/, but I've meet several people in real life who put an 'r' at the end of the word. How come?
single word requests - Term for someone who keeps rejecting …
Is there a particular word or phrase for when you keep giving suggestions and advice to someone about a broad topic and that person keeps rejecting the ideas but won't specifically say what …
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 …
"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... In order to get an idea of …
etymology - How did spitballing originate - English Language
Apr 6, 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?" …
"Ideas on" vs. "ideas for" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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 …
A word for someone who loves searching, learning new things?
Aug 14, 2014 · I'm looking for a suitable word or expression, for someone who really loves to learn, search and read about new things (Technologies, science, economics, politics..), so that …
What's the word for confusing *two* things for one another?
Jun 12, 2021 · Is there a word (verb) or short phrase to express the fact that given two things A and B, someone has confused A for B, and B for A. In other words, the person got the two …