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Antonija Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Firstly, secondly, finally

Hi!
1) Is the fine here?
2) Have I used firstly, secondly and finally properly here?

Thank you.

Accidents involving the CNS could be caused by one of the three mechanisms: firstly, by pulmonary barotrauma with cerebral arterial gas embolism,secondly, by decompression sickness and finally, by pneumocephalus.
  

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No 'the'. We seldom use first ly in the US. The way your sentence is constructed, I believe that a numerical listing is unnecessary.

— Philip

  • No 'the'.
  • We seldom use first ly in the US.
  • The way your sentence is constructed, I believe that a numerical listing is unnecessary.
  • These are more often used when much longer description is involved.
  • Some would insist on a semi-colon between the items given after a colon.
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No 'the'.

We seldom use firstly in the US.

The way your sentence is constructed, I believe that a numerical listing is unnecessary. These are more often used when much longer description is involved.

Some would insist on a semi-colon between the items given after a colon. I don't think it's necessary here because of the brevity of your examples. The semi-colo
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What should I put instead of semi-colon, a comma or -?
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The comma, as you have it.
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Accidents involving the CNS could be caused by one of the following three mechanisms: by pulmonary barotrauma with cerebral arterial gas embolism, by decompression sickness and by pneumocephalus.
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