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Bonus if this word talks about this person using this knowledge to guide others. But word without guidance in meaning can still be used in my sentence as an adjective.
The professor was ——- and used that to guide his students towards the right direction.
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Bonus if this word talks about this person using this knowledge to guide others. But word without guidance in meaning can still be used in my sentence as an adjective.
The professor was ——- and used that to guide his students towards the right direction.
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Nothing wrong with "the professor could see the big picture". Also, the "towards" really wants to be an "in".
– RegDwigнt♦
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The words "and used that" somewhat complicate the provision of an answer - some solutions sound a bit awkward with this construction.
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Bonus if this word talks about this person using this knowledge to guide others. But word without guidance in meaning can still be used in my sentence as an adjective.
The professor was ——- and used that to guide his students towards the right direction.
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Bonus if this word talks about this person using this knowledge to guide others. But word without guidance in meaning can still be used in my sentence as an adjective.
The professor was ——- and used that to guide his students towards the right direction.
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Nothing wrong with "the professor could see the big picture". Also, the "towards" really wants to be an "in".
– RegDwigнt♦
1 hour ago
The words "and used that" somewhat complicate the provision of an answer - some solutions sound a bit awkward with this construction.
– Chappo
25 mins ago
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Nothing wrong with "the professor could see the big picture". Also, the "towards" really wants to be an "in".
– RegDwigнt♦
1 hour ago
The words "and used that" somewhat complicate the provision of an answer - some solutions sound a bit awkward with this construction.
– Chappo
25 mins ago
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Nothing wrong with "the professor could see the big picture". Also, the "towards" really wants to be an "in".
– RegDwigнt♦
1 hour ago
Nothing wrong with "the professor could see the big picture". Also, the "towards" really wants to be an "in".
– RegDwigнt♦
1 hour ago
The words "and used that" somewhat complicate the provision of an answer - some solutions sound a bit awkward with this construction.
– Chappo
25 mins ago
The words "and used that" somewhat complicate the provision of an answer - some solutions sound a bit awkward with this construction.
– Chappo
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The professor was visionary:
with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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You can say the professor was far-seeing:
Having shrewd judgement and an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities.
This word is quite simple and yet has a connotation of acumen and shrewdness.
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Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
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You can say that the professor was ‘luminary’ - a shining light that inspired or guided others, or illuminated their path.
Definition: ‘a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
"one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
synonyms: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, role model, hero, heroine, leader, expert, master; More’
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In British English the word is far-sighted.
far-sighted adjective UK /ˌfɑːˈsaɪ.tɪd/ US /ˌfɑːrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
far-sighted adjective (WISE)
uk having good judgment about what will
be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this:
Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth
ten times their original value now.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/far-sighted
However I believe that farsighted in American English may have a different meaning.
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
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Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
@Chappo2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.
– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
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a seer Vocabulary.com
a person with unusual powers of foresight
As in:
The professor was as a seer, guiding his students in the right
direction.
and from a recent article:
Shorter’s press office doubles down on his abstract conversational
style, suggesting that Shorter is a seer and a superhero. The New
Yorker Aug 24, 2018
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lbf
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Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
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To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
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The professor was visionary:
with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 2 hours ago
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The professor was visionary:
with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 2 hours ago
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The professor was visionary:
with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 2 hours ago
user240918
21.9k859137
The professor was visionary:
with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 2 hours ago
user240918
21.9k859137
answered 2 hours ago
user240918
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answered 2 hours ago
user240918
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answered 2 hours ago
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You can say the professor was far-seeing:
Having shrewd judgement and an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities.
This word is quite simple and yet has a connotation of acumen and shrewdness.
answered 1 hour ago
Oleksandr Karaberov
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Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
44 mins ago
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You can say the professor was far-seeing:
Having shrewd judgement and an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities.
This word is quite simple and yet has a connotation of acumen and shrewdness.
answered 1 hour ago
Oleksandr Karaberov
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Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
44 mins ago
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You can say the professor was far-seeing:
Having shrewd judgement and an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities.
This word is quite simple and yet has a connotation of acumen and shrewdness.
answered 1 hour ago
Oleksandr Karaberov
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You can say the professor was far-seeing:
Having shrewd judgement and an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities.
This word is quite simple and yet has a connotation of acumen and shrewdness.
answered 1 hour ago
Oleksandr Karaberov
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Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
44 mins ago
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Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
44 mins ago
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Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
44 mins ago
Far-sighted sounds better to me.
– Lawrence
44 mins ago
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You can say that the professor was ‘luminary’ - a shining light that inspired or guided others, or illuminated their path.
Definition: ‘a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
"one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
synonyms: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, role model, hero, heroine, leader, expert, master; More’
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
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You can say that the professor was ‘luminary’ - a shining light that inspired or guided others, or illuminated their path.
Definition: ‘a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
"one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
synonyms: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, role model, hero, heroine, leader, expert, master; More’
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
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You can say that the professor was ‘luminary’ - a shining light that inspired or guided others, or illuminated their path.
Definition: ‘a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
"one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
synonyms: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, role model, hero, heroine, leader, expert, master; More’
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
2,5231214
You can say that the professor was ‘luminary’ - a shining light that inspired or guided others, or illuminated their path.
Definition: ‘a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
"one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
synonyms: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, role model, hero, heroine, leader, expert, master; More’
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
2,5231214
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
2,5231214
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
2,5231214
answered 45 mins ago
Jelila
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In British English the word is far-sighted.
far-sighted adjective UK /ˌfɑːˈsaɪ.tɪd/ US /ˌfɑːrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
far-sighted adjective (WISE)
uk having good judgment about what will
be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this:
Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth
ten times their original value now.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/far-sighted
However I believe that farsighted in American English may have a different meaning.
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
21.4k12763
Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
@Chappo2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.
– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
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In British English the word is far-sighted.
far-sighted adjective UK /ˌfɑːˈsaɪ.tɪd/ US /ˌfɑːrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
far-sighted adjective (WISE)
uk having good judgment about what will
be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this:
Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth
ten times their original value now.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/far-sighted
However I believe that farsighted in American English may have a different meaning.
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
21.4k12763
Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
@Chappo2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.
– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
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In British English the word is far-sighted.
far-sighted adjective UK /ˌfɑːˈsaɪ.tɪd/ US /ˌfɑːrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
far-sighted adjective (WISE)
uk having good judgment about what will
be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this:
Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth
ten times their original value now.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/far-sighted
However I believe that farsighted in American English may have a different meaning.
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
21.4k12763
In British English the word is far-sighted.
far-sighted adjective UK /ˌfɑːˈsaɪ.tɪd/ US /ˌfɑːrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
far-sighted adjective (WISE)
uk having good judgment about what will
be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this:
Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth
ten times their original value now.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/far-sighted
However I believe that farsighted in American English may have a different meaning.
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
21.4k12763
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
21.4k12763
answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
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answered 46 mins ago
chasly from UK
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Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
@Chappo2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.
– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
add a comment |
Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
@Chappo2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.
– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
Why do you believe AmE is different? Did you check Merriam-Webster? The only difference is MW doesn't hyphenate it. You might like to edit your answer re AmE, as on this point it's currently misleading for future readers. Happy to upvote if edited, as "farsighted" was the first word that I thought of too :-)
– Chappo
33 mins ago
@Chappo
2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@Chappo
2: affected with hyperopia. I guess this different meaning was meant.– Oleksandr Karaberov
27 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@OleksandrKaraberov not hyperopic; any native English speaker will instinctively choose the intended meaning. English abounds in metaphoric usages. If he was luminary, we don't assume he's "a body that gives light". If he was gifted, it wouldn't mean he'd been donated. In fact, the play on double meanings is an intrinsic element of much of our verbal humour.
– Chappo
19 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
@Chappo Thanks for a nice insight. Valid point. Not being a native speaker I miss sometimes this subtle ability to first recognise a metaphorical rather than literal meaning. But as for your other examples I'm not that slow-witted :)
– Oleksandr Karaberov
11 mins ago
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a seer Vocabulary.com
a person with unusual powers of foresight
As in:
The professor was as a seer, guiding his students in the right
direction.
and from a recent article:
Shorter’s press office doubles down on his abstract conversational
style, suggesting that Shorter is a seer and a superhero. The New
Yorker Aug 24, 2018
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
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Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
1
To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
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a seer Vocabulary.com
a person with unusual powers of foresight
As in:
The professor was as a seer, guiding his students in the right
direction.
and from a recent article:
Shorter’s press office doubles down on his abstract conversational
style, suggesting that Shorter is a seer and a superhero. The New
Yorker Aug 24, 2018
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
16.1k21560
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Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
1
To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
add a comment |
up vote
-3
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up vote
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a seer Vocabulary.com
a person with unusual powers of foresight
As in:
The professor was as a seer, guiding his students in the right
direction.
and from a recent article:
Shorter’s press office doubles down on his abstract conversational
style, suggesting that Shorter is a seer and a superhero. The New
Yorker Aug 24, 2018
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
16.1k21560
a seer Vocabulary.com
a person with unusual powers of foresight
As in:
The professor was as a seer, guiding his students in the right
direction.
and from a recent article:
Shorter’s press office doubles down on his abstract conversational
style, suggesting that Shorter is a seer and a superhero. The New
Yorker Aug 24, 2018
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
16.1k21560
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
16.1k21560
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
16.1k21560
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
16.1k21560
16.1k21560
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Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
1
To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
add a comment |
3
Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
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To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
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Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
Seer implies supernatural powers. Nothing to do with seeing the big picture.
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k my sense is of unusual powers, an in the reference, not necessarily supernatural.
– lbf
1 hour ago
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To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
To me, seer implies prognostication, not just seeing the big picture--unless it's the future of students doing poorly on the assignment because they're headed in the wrong direction.
– miltonaut
1 hour ago
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Nothing wrong with "the professor could see the big picture". Also, the "towards" really wants to be an "in".
– RegDwigнt♦
1 hour ago
The words "and used that" somewhat complicate the provision of an answer - some solutions sound a bit awkward with this construction.
– Chappo
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