- 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
- 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?
- 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 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"?
- 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
- What is a term or expression for a very imaginative person?
Someone who has a lot of ideas and different (efficient productive) approaches in dealing with various situations Someone who always comes up with some another different, unexpected way for doing approaching things situations
- 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
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