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Jenthecute Posted 20 years ago
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First turn it off VS turn it off first

0Please, take a look at the sentence below. 02br
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001) If the phone is already on, first turn it off by pressing #1. 02br
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00Without 'pressing #1'part, just "turn it off first" would be simple, because there's nothing else to do 'next'. 02br
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00But in that case, should I put 'first' at the end of the sentence along with a comma?02br
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00as in 2)Turn it off by pressing #1, first." 02br
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00*Is a comma needed in 1) anyway? 0-
  

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0My opinion: 02br
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00If I'm telling the steps of a procedure, I would say "first,...." followed by saying "secondly,..." , and I would say "you should do it first before ......" to emphasize the order.0-
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1b00Jenthecute02b02br
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01i00Intructional or proceduraal information reqires clarity and logical order. I agree that “first” should be placed at the beginning of 02i00a step. Also proper words must be chosen so that the read won’t get confused with the meaning when he follows you instruction. 02br
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