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  1. "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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. "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...

  4. 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 …

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

    Jul 3, 2011 · 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.

  6. 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 …

  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 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 …

  9. Is the word "ideator" acceptable in public communication; is there …

    Apr 9, 2015 · Ideator A person who creates productive ideas, a conceptualist.A person that processes and passes on their ideas and inventions to others to help sell or publisize a …

  10. Word or phrase for an idea that is good in theory but not practice

    Sep 27, 2020 · There are ideas that are bad on paper and on reality - like selling people two dollars for one dollar - ideas that look good on paper and on reality - like allowing people to …