word choice - "Reaction to" or "reaction at"? - English Language ...
Here's the context: So has gone the reaction of many to the news that Facebook is buying the mobile photo-sharing service Instagram[.] Could "at" be used as well? I was taught that, when …
meaning - What does 'knee-jerk reaction' mean? - English …
What does knee-jerk reaction mean? From NYT article: Another senior Socialist, who declined to be identified, said the party could not afford knee-jerk reactions.
A word that is NOT provoke, but means to more or less elicit a …
Jun 30, 2024 · To informally or casually attempt to gauge the reaction of a potential audience or recipient of something, or to try to get an idea of what something will be like before actually …
meaning - What is the difference between “To every action” and …
Nov 5, 2023 · The PP for every action is an adjunct (read adverbial) there. However, in the first example, with to, the PP to every action is presumably the complement of the noun reaction. …
compound adjectives - Use of en-dash in reaction--diffusion
Feb 7, 2025 · Both the second and the third criteria are met with in reaction–diffusion, justifying the use of the en-dash rather than the hyphen, so that those institutions etc adopting this …
What is meant by a "Penny in the slot reaction"
Sep 15, 2016 · A "penny-in-the-slot reaction" looks very much like a derivative of the penny dropped which is British English to exclaim that something has suddenly been understood as …
single word requests - Term for the type of audible reaction …
Nov 8, 2011 · Is there a term for a person's audible reaction, the quoted written form of which we typically find spelled as heh or hmph?
An epigram for when one bad thing happens, it causes a chain …
Aug 31, 2019 · An epigram for when one bad thing happens, it causes a chain reaction of bad things [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 6 years, 4 months ago Modified 6 years, 4 months ago
A single word that means "mental reaction speed"?
Jun 9, 2015 · 12 I'm searching for a single-word descriptor that means "mental quickness", "mental reaction speed" or very similar with little additional connotation (unlike alacrity or wits). …
Term (a verb) for (giving) a laugh that is a short and dry reaction ...
Sep 2, 2018 · The word you are looking for dry reaction (of smile/laugh) is Sardonic. When you're being sardonic, or if you have a sardonic laugh or smile, you're making fun of someone or …