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How Good is Your English? / Last, Lastly – English editing.

« 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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How Good is Your English? / Layman – English editing.

« on: October 11, 2010, 02:23:03 PM »

To avoid sounding unintentionally sexist you could consider replacing layman with layperson in the singular and laypeople in the plural: in layperson’s terms; scholars and educated laypeople alike.