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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
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Finish my homework first/at first/first of all/in the beginning
I must finish my homework first.
HI,
Is "first" in the above interchangeable with "at first, first of all, and in the beginning?" Thanks.
HI,
Is "first" in the above interchangeable with "at first, first of all, and in the beginning?" Thanks.
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" Replacing it with "first of all" is okay, and gives approximately the same meaning - this makes the sentence more formal-sounding, however.
- " Replacing it with "first of all" is okay, and gives approximately the same meaning - this makes the sentence more formal-sounding, however.
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In the sentence, the word "first" cannot be replaced by "at first" or "in the beginning." Replacing it with "first of all" is okay, and gives approximately the same meaning - this makes the sentence more formal-sounding, however.
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at first No
first of all Possible but very unnatural.
in the beginning No
first of all Possible but very unnatural.
in the beginning No
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