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 language use …
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 looked up ...
Why not just say "I would appreciate any ideas?" This article and others make a good case for using the active voice. The reason for saying "would be appreciated" as opposed to "are appreciated" is that …
A common term for a man who generates ideas is ideas man n. (also idea man) [compare French homme d'idée intellectual (1832), homme à idées creative, inventive, or ingenious …
The ideas I'm trying to express in this term include both the disparity of the beginning and end subjects and yet the overall lack of 'seam' or 'break' in the conversation -- each step is a natural …
Is there a word for a person who can grasp difficult concepts or ideas quickly, especially if they are new? For example: "That person is new to finance, and seems to have mastered it in only a few weeks. …
This question has troubled me for ages despite my several attempts of looking it up in dictionaries or usage books. Do we say, "Do you have any ideas" or "Do you have any idea"? I do see an example...
Or I should say in this forum: From whom one bounces ideas. Weaker than a co-author or collaborator. Not a confidant (no element of privacy or secrecy). Friend is too broad. Suggestions?