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- Why is idea sometimes pronounced as idear?
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?
- What is the word when people come up with the same idea independently
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 tipping po
- etymology - How did spitballing originate - English Language Usage . . .
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
- Word or phrase for an idea that is good in theory but not practice
I assume you are looking for a more formal or sophisticated expression, but the first thing that came into my mind was the word fantasy which somewhat relates to your request For example, the idea for an unconditional basic income has often been referred to as fantasy (sounding really nice and perfect on paper, but in practice - vide Finland as a country to did a study on it -- it turns out
- a better way to express an idea thought suddenly came to me
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 idea thought"?
- single word requests - What is a term to refer to two ideas in exact . . .
What I want is a general term to refer to two ideas, that are the absolute opposite to each other I can't really use the word 'concept', or 'idea', because such words are already assigned to the very concepts ideas themselves
- Get an idea on of something - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 how to b
- A word that represents a group of people working to achieve a common . . .
I am working on a project that involves bringing people together who share common goals or dreams Is there a word or phrase to describe groups of people who are working together to accomplish these
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