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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
First
First,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
....
Is it 'first' instead of 'firstly'?
Secondly,
Thirdly,
....
Is it 'first' instead of 'firstly'?
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Many grammars support ' -ly ', but to me it sounds pompous and hyper-correct. First, second, third have precisely the same meanings, so the '-ly' forms need never be used in any register.
- Many grammars support ' -ly ', but to me it sounds pompous and hyper-correct.
- First, second, third have precisely the same meanings, so the '-ly' forms need never be used in any register.
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Many grammars support '-ly', but to me it sounds pompous and hyper-correct. First, second, third have precisely the same meanings, so the '-ly' forms need never be used in any register.
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