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Originally Posted by John Gulliver
Good question! In my youth (don't ask when) the answer would have been simple: The correct usage in the UK was First, Second etc. Only in the USA was Firstly, Secondly etc acceptable. Now I'm not so sure any more. You all seem to have swallowed American English hook line and sinker these days , so who knows what is correct any more?
The Americans, who can't tell a billion from a milliard
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