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Dominik Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Lastly vs eventually
Which is correct?
When we eventually arrived, it turned out
or
When we lastly arrived, it turned out
Thanks
When we eventually arrived, it turned out
or
When we lastly arrived, it turned out
Thanks
Top answer
When we eventually arrived, it turned out. 'Lastly' does not work at all in your sentence; it is a marginally acceptable word meaning 'last' (not all speakers consider it good English). ; lastly,....
- When we eventually arrived, it turned out.
- 'Lastly' does not work at all in your sentence; it is a marginally acceptable word meaning 'last' (not all speakers consider it good English).
- ; lastly,....
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When we eventually arrived, it turned out.
'Lastly' does not work at all in your sentence; it is a marginally acceptable word meaning 'last' (not all speakers consider it good English). It appears almost exclusively in lists: Firstly,...; secondly,..; lastly,....
'Lastly' does not work at all in your sentence; it is a marginally acceptable word meaning 'last' (not all speakers consider it good English). It appears almost exclusively in lists: Firstly,...; secondly,..; lastly,....
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