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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"any thoughts?" vs "any ideas?"

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0My take: "thoughts" can be an emotional reaction or a judgement, while "ideas" are to solve a problem. "02br 02br 00We could... - is the beginning of an idea.

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  • 0My take: "thoughts" can be an emotional reaction or a judgement, while "ideas" are to solve a problem.
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0My take: "thoughts" can be an emotional reaction or a judgement, while "ideas" are to solve a problem. Ideas come under thoughts, but not vice versa.02br
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00I like it, sounds good, I'm excited about this - all "thoughts" but not "ideas."02br
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0I see. Thanks Barbara.05002br
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00P.S I should have said "I was wondering how 'Any thoughts?' differs from 'Any ideas?'", right?010id1
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0Yes, the 01i00idea02i00 of "any thoughts" would take the singular. 0-
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