Secondly Or Second
Hello everyone,
Could you please tell me if either "second" or "secondly" is correct in the following sentence?
"You should do two things," I said." First, you need to start eating breakfast. Your body needs energy in the morning, and that means food. Second/Secondly, you should try to change to a healthy diet."
Regards,
Joseph
Top answer
There are two ways to mark a list if appropriate. , or you can use firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc. Pick one and stay with it.
- There are two ways to mark a list if appropriate.
- , or you can use firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc.
- Pick one and stay with it.
- In your case, it's "second".
- I would add that the forms in "-ly" can seem prissy.
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There are two ways to mark a list if appropriate. You can use first, second, third, etc., or you can use firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc. Pick one and stay with it. In your case, it's "second". I would add that the forms in "-ly" can seem prissy.
0I would accept either 'second' or 'secondly', but some people don't like 'secondly' (or 'thirdly' or 'fourthly', etc.) at all.
Typically, it's either 'first', then 'second' OR 'firstly', then 'secondly', so you should use 'second' if you're going to keep 'first' earlier in the text.
CJ
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