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English Proficiency Tests => How Good is Your English? => Topic started by: Bunty on October 11, 2010, 02:23:52 PM

Title: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: Bunty on October 11, 2010, 02:23:52 PM
When introducing points or topics in sequence it is good style to be consistent in your choice of words. If you use firstly, secondly and so on, lastly fits better than last. On the other hand, if you introduce your first point with first, last at the end is perfectly acceptable.
Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: Joe Carillo on October 13, 2010, 07:02:53 AM
Good point, Bunty!
Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: nonoynet on January 27, 2011, 04:44:15 PM
So what's the difference between the two? I mean, when do we use first, and firstly?
Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: maggi9donald on April 05, 2011, 03:57:44 PM
Quote from: nonoynet on January 27, 2011, 04:44:15 PM
So what's the difference between the two? I mean, when do we use first, and firstly?

Framing of sentence is very much important ,it depends on what we put first,second and so on..Use of words in different locations conveys different meaning.
Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: sunyhilton50 on April 07, 2012, 10:51:05 PM
you have good point
Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: myrtletve2010 on July 04, 2012, 03:33:23 PM
Quote from: Bunty on October 11, 2010, 02:23:52 PM
When introducing points or topics in sequence it is good style to be consistent in your choice of words. If you use firstly, secondly and so on, lastly fits better than last. On the other hand, if you introduce your first point with first, last at the end is perfectly acceptable.


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Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: rdokoye on April 03, 2013, 01:40:05 AM
Fortunately English isn’t one of the harder languages to master. 
Title: Re: Last, Lastly – English editing.
Post by: janawilliamson on March 28, 2015, 06:33:47 PM
Framing of sentence is very much important ,it depends on what we put first,second and so on..Use of words in different locations conveys different meaning.
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A very helpful answer which is cleared the sense throughly.