A guy has many ideas of his own!

Hi,

Someone said that the guy in my base sentence is equal to "mastermind." I can't accept it; could you? Thanks. Thanks.

It's not clear to me what you mean. Do you mean that a particular person has lots of ideas? Lots of unusual ideas? Lots of opinions that no one else shares? Do you mean that everyone ("a guy" in general) has their own ideas about how something should be done?

Also, I don't know what was intended by "mastermind." To me, the "mastermind" is the person who plans a very large, complic

A guy? Just any guy? Not the guy or this guy, I assume.

A guy has many ideas of his own!

I'm trying to understand the exact shades of meaning you're aiming at. So far, I don't see a more colloquial alternative except the substitution of a lot of for many -- although I'd use the plural to convey the generalness:

Guys have a lot of ideas of

Hi Jim! Great minds think alike -- and so do ours!

khoffGreat minds think alike -- and so do ours!

Yes, indeed. Nevertheless, guys have a lot of ideas of their own!

Thanks, Khoff and CJ.

I mean a guy in general.

By the way, are there terms for this guy? Do "a whimsical person" and "a capricious freak" fit?

AngliholicDo "a whimsical person" and "a capricious freak" fit?

Not unless I'm taking your meaning entirely wrong. I was thinking "independent thinker" -- someone who doesn't follow the crowd.

CJ

Thanks, CJ.

Concurred!

Btw, does "original thinker" also work?

Angliholicdoes "original thinker" also work?

It seems fine to me.


CJ