Timeline for Is that right to say "For the first time we show..."
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| Oct 8, 2013 at 17:00 | history | edited | Tim Lymington | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 8, 2013 at 15:30 | comment | added | RegDwigнt | If you are the first ones to show something, say just that. "We are the first ones to show..." | |
| Oct 8, 2013 at 15:13 | answer | added | ex-user2728 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 8, 2013 at 14:22 | comment | added | Jack Ryan | "This work differs from any other published work, in that ..." | |
| S Oct 8, 2013 at 13:56 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| S Oct 8, 2013 at 13:56 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 8, 2013 at 13:52 | comment | added | Ginger | yes, this is also my feeling. That is why I am asking how to express my meaning. Thanks! | |
| Oct 8, 2013 at 13:51 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 8, 2013 at 13:51 | comment | added | Kris | Grammatically speaking, it is correct, may only need a comma after first time. However, in your context, the sentence will not convey the meaning that you want to. It can mean that you did not prove earlier, not that no one has proved earlier. | |
| Oct 8, 2013 at 13:40 | history | asked | Ginger | CC BY-SA 3.0 |