Is It First Second or Firstly Secondly?
You Should Use First, Second, and Third to Show Textual Enumerations in Your Writing. Many Authorities Prefer First, Not Firstly, Even When the Remaining Items...
You should use first, second, and third to show textual enumerations in your writing. Many authorities prefer first, not firstly, even when the remaining items or points are introduced with secondly and thirdly. Example: First, through practice you will develop a better style.
Is it second or secondly?
The trouble is, secondly is not the proper word. It's just plain old second, with no ly ending. Dave Dowling explains it like this in The Wrong Word Dictionary: “First, an adverb, does not need an ly.”1 The ly on secondly is superfluous, unnecessarily taking up precious talk time.
Is it correct to say firstly secondly?
Should I Use “First” or “Firstly?” It is not wrong to use firstly, secondly, and so on to enumerate your points. Nor is it wrong to use the simpler first, second, etc.
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