What is the etymology of “business” and “busyness”? The meaning of this word eventually evolved to “occupation” and then “trade” Thoreau may have been the one to coin the modern word busyness to mean “being busy”; he is given credit for the first use of it in 1849
Whats the more appropriate word for busy-ness? "Busyness," unlike "workload" or "occupation", does not describe the specific nature of tasks one does, but instead is a deliberately fuzzy, vague consolidation of all the different tasks of one's day into a blur of perpetual motion The closest approximations I can think of are "bustle" or "activity," both of which could be appropriate depending on the context
On mind vs in mind - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Are these interchangeable? Do you have anything in your mind? Do you have anything on your mind? The first form seems to be the most commonly used one But the second form is also used in
Phrase or idiom for lots of unnecessary actions I am looking for a short phrase or idiom which means "a lot of unnecessary and hard actions" The whole phrase would be something like: No more tons of unnecessary actions, create it in one minute
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 1 From the Oxofrd English Dictionary activeness, n The quality of being active; agility; energy, busyness activity, n 1 a The state of being actively occupied; brisk or vigorous action; busyness, liveliness, vigour Activity also has many other definitions Neither one is marked as archaic or obsolete
Is there a proverb or idiom describing incompetence? I am looking for a fancy expression to describe people who have no idea what they are doing I have a semi-proverb in my mind, but I cannot recall its origins (in particular, I don't think it is E