Does this sound natural and correctly in business?
"I'm now taking over the job of scheduling from Mr. Rotten who has been transferred to Northern Japan lately. Please contact me at first with regard to schedule."
Any suggestion is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
correct, not correctly recently, not lately first, not at first the schedule
— R Williams
correct, not correctly recently, not lately first, not at first the schedule
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But I don't see any big difference between "lately" and "recently." At least it seems grammatically OK. So why do you choose the word instead?
Also, the phrase "at first" seems becoming just "first" in many cases these days. But how does it sound when you dare to use "at first" in such a case like this?