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1 de nov. de 2015 · Genius is a Latin derivative. Words that are stolen from other languages, as far as I know, almost always retain their plural form in that language. For example, radius - radii. So is the plural for genius genii or geniuses? Genii is also, I believe, the plural for genie (djinn from middle east mythology).
16 de dic. de 2010 · 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".
29 de abr. de 2019 · 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.
I've noticed that there is a slight difference between typical British and American usage of these words. In the U.S., clever usually implies a certain amount of ingenuity, while smart implies general intelligence or knowledge.
23 de mar. de 2015 · A genius's intellect; A genius' intellect; Pronouncing participants's is obviously "participantses". However, how to pronounce the abridged and normally written version participants', is subject to differences in preferences. You could pronounce it as. participants; participants's (i.e. "participantses")
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8 de jul. de 2011 · First printed reference that I can find to the phrase in the National Library of Australia TROVE database is a letter to the editor of the [Wollongong, New South Wales] Illawarra Mercury and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser (November 23, 1857), under the title "The Murray Land Bill, No. 2".
13 de jul. de 2019 · Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 293 They'l take suggestion, as a Cat laps milke . Because he was a creative genius. If a human being acts like a sweet cow, s/he produces kindness. It's actually pretty funny. Milk does mean: something pleasant or nourishing to the mind (OED). Milk and honey, the Bible. –
5 de dic. de 2014 · I'm reading the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. It mentioned that Lincoln replaced the phase "guardian angel" to "better angel". I don't understand what the phrase means. When we say "better", we are normally comparing two things. It doesn't make sense to me here. May I get your kind help?
13 de feb. de 2016 · What is a term or name for someone who is very adept at solving puzzles or situations that require though processing and logic. I ran across this question, however this only deals with crossword
