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- grammar - What is the plural of the word genius? - English Language . . .
genius: pl genii Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place (AHD) According to the American Heritage Dictionary, if you use "genius" in any other meaning, including "an extremely intelligent human being", the correct plural form is "geniuses"
- Is there any relation between genius and ingenious?
On the surface, one might think that ingenious is somehow based on the word genius Interestingly, this is not true The word ingenious does not actually have the in- prefix for negation Instead, it comes originally from the Latin ingeniōsus, which means "intellectual, talented, ingenious" At times in history it was also spelled "engenious" Indeed, ingeniōsus appears to be the same root
- meaning of Trumps stable genius - English Language Usage Stack . . .
President Trumps wrote he is a "stable genius" According to my dictionary research, "stable" could mean: resistant to change not showing erratic emotions So does Trump mean that he is "a genius
- grammaticality - What is the correct preposition in a real genius in . . .
Which of the following is correct grammatically? He has a real genius in mathematics He has a real genius for mathematics He has a real genius at mathematics
- Can the word ‘genius’ be used as an adjective?
my genius girlfriend Your plan is genius! However, it would be more standard (and advised in formal settings) to use the word 'ingenious' in all of these examples, including your own, as it is an adjective Therefore: an ingenious plan an ingenious piece of work my ingenious girlfriend Your plan is ingenious
- Is there a word for someone who is a genius, or intelligent, but . . .
Closed 7 years ago Is there a word for someone who is a genius, or intelligent, but ignorant of obvious things, in a none intention sense? A character flaw I think of Orwell's "doublethink", according to Wiktionary, the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them, but that doesn't quiet
- What is the origin of the phrase great minds think alike?
@phoog Sure, I agree it is a possibility Of course the longer version being an adaptation of the shorter is also possible Wikitionary suggests that "fools seldom differ" is usually a comeback of sorts I E One guy says "great minds think alike" and another (probably the other agreeing party) says "more like fools seldom differ "
- Quote about making simple things complicated and complex things simple
I'm sure I have heard a quote in the past from someone famous (maybe Einstein? maybe not) about how it is easy to make something complicated but extremely difficult to make something simple Is th
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