Pronunciation of the English word idea.
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1. | An idea is an immaterial model of a real or a supposed element of reality. An idea is a fragment of our thoughts. When we think something, that single thought is an idea. Ideas are the atoms of the thoughts, and thoughts are a combination of ideas. | |
2. | What I’m getting at is that Zamenhof not only built a linguistic object, but that behind that was an idea — an idea of brotherhood, a pacifist idea. That strength of an ideal — for which Esperantists were even persecuted under Nazism and Stalinism — is still conserved by the community of Esperantists. One cannot say that it has failed, but one thing needs to be said: the reason why any language is successful is always indefinable. | |
3. | Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us. | |
4. | For people who dislike the idea of giving money, a gift certificate is a good idea. | |
5. | A prisoner is more obsessed with the idea of escaping than his warden by the idea of watching over him. Thus, a prisoner will always manage to escape. | |
6. | A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. | |
7. | The Displacement of the idea that facts and evidence matter, by the idea that everything boils down to subjective interests and perspectives is — second only to American political campaigns — the most prominent and pernicious manifestation of anti-intellectualism in our time. | |
8. | For example, the idea of marriage is a religious idea, a thing that comes from God. | |
9. | An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all. | |
10. | If you think it's a good idea, you should participate. Conversely, if you think it's a bad idea, you should let him know. |