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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Proper Comma Use for Ending a Sentence with "First"

If you end a sentence with the word "first" used as an adverb, ought it be preceded with a comma? For example:
You should connect the blue wire first.
or
You should connect the blue wire, first.

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Top answer

' Definitely not! Rover

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2 Answers
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Definitely not!

Rover
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Placing a comma even after an introductory first seems like overkill to me, and that's coming from a strict punctuator.

First, we will preheat the oven.


Don't get me started with firstly.

But I digress. I agree with Rover.
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