Adjective or adverb?

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Which sequencers are correct?
First / second
Firstly / Secondly
 

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Click here to read earlier answers to this question.

I found these by clicking on Advanced Search and entering First/firstly in the search box.
 

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Sorry but I didn't find anything. Could you explain it for me, please?
 

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Hello, samya.barham.:-D
Can you see/find "Advanced Search" on this page?
 

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I'm not sure what happened there, but if you click on the word "here" in Rover's post, it does indeed take you to a page that says "Sorry, no matches". To test out the system, I have now tried to do the same thing. Try to click HERE and see what happens.

EDIT: OK, I have tested that link and it takes me to the results page for "first/firstly" from the Advanced Search function.
 

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EDIT: OK, I have tested that link and it takes me to the results page for "first/firstly" from the Advanced Search function.

I'm afraid your link doesn't work for me, either.:cry:
 

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That is very strange. I just checked it and it worked again for me. If the links aren't working then the OP needs to:

1. Click on the words "Advanced Search" at the top right-hand corner of this page.
2. Enter "first/firstly" in the Keyword(s) box and click Search Now.
 

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It doesn't work for me either, ems.
 

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It doesn't work any more for me. How strange. It worked for at least 15 minutes for me after I posted it, yet not now. That's an odd glitch.
 

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It worked for me just now.

Things will improve when we get Google Custom Search back.
 

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It's been ages since I last saw 'Google Custom (S)earch". :-D
 

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Admin are aware and it's being worked on.
 

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Thanks for your effort but till now I didn't get anything about my question.
 

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Try clicking here.
 
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