Timeline for Is it correct to use both "first" and "initial" in "first initial reaction"?
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| Feb 11, 2023 at 6:50 | comment | added | justhalf | Is it possible that the person is saying it as "my first, initial, reaction" as in the "initial" as coordinating phrase? So like "my first and initial reaction" | |
| Feb 10, 2023 at 15:59 | answer | added | fectin | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 10, 2023 at 14:01 | comment | added | Tristan | @Peter if shown multiple images you will have an initial reaction to each one, your initial reaction to the first image could be said to be your first initial reaction. Ofc that's a very contrived example | |
| Feb 10, 2023 at 14:00 | comment | added | Peter | Is it possible to have a second initial reaction? Only then would you speak of a first initial reaction. OTOH it works with a comma - you can have a first, initial reaction. | |
| Feb 10, 2023 at 10:31 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Feb 10, 2023 at 9:42 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | You are quite correct. It is tautology. | |
| Feb 10, 2023 at 3:36 | history | edited | Laurel♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 10, 2023 at 2:41 | answer | added | alphabet | timeline score: 9 | |
| S Feb 10, 2023 at 2:28 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Feb 10, 2023 at 2:28 | history | asked | Teresa Mayhew | CC BY-SA 4.0 |