- 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?
Is there any relation between "genius" and "ingenious"? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 7 months ago Modified 8 years, 11 months ago
- grammaticality - Is genius pluralized when used as a concept . . .
It is perfectly correct and grammatical "genius" as a concept (of brilliance, inventiveness, etc ) predates genius as a person (one gifted with genius) And one of the early meanings of "to answer" is to rise up to the challenge
- Why is genius often misspelt as geniOus? What are its etymons . . .
Why do people confuse between similar or related words: genius, ingenious, genuous and ingenuous? Why has "genious" not been a valid word unlike both genuous and ingenuous, and genuine and ingenuine? What are etymons, etymology, homonyms and related words for the genius, ingenious, genuous, ingenuous, genuine and ingenuine?
- 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
- word usage - In what context is the plural of genius, genii . . .
The normal plural is "geniuses"; "genii" is not used in everyday language The word "genius" does come from Latin, but it's gone through a long journey to get to English and its meaning has shifted quite a bit along the way So it is pluralized according to the normal English pattern The issue is complicated a bit by the fact that the Latin word, with the Latinate plural "genii", does
- 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
- What is the origin of the phrase great minds think alike?
Upon using the phrase "great minds think alike" in chat today, I was informed that it is really a shortened version of "Great minds think alike, small minds rarely differ" or "Great minds think ali
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