ajatusten Tonava
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Romanian Dunărea gândirii (“The Danube of Thought”), one of the titles used of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a person who has and expresses many ideas that are or turn out to be either nonsensical, pointless or even dangerous; a person with many ideas, but not a single good one (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
- 2016 March, Miia Krause, “Miian kanssa: Verkkokeskustelu kuumenee [Together with Miia: Web Debate Turns Hot]”, in Areena[1], YLE, retrieved 12.5.2022:
- Keskustelupalstoilla kuohuu, vihapuhe voimistuu ja mielipiteet leiskuvat. Mistä näitä Ajatusten Tonavia oikein löytyy ja onko keskustelu oikeasti koventunut?
- Discussion fora are in turmoil, hate speech intensifies and opinions are flung around. Where do these "Danubes of Thought" emerge and has the debate really become harsher?