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It's good manners to wait for people to get off first, when you get on a train, elevator, etc. Does this sound natural?
It's good manners to wait for people to get off first, when you get on a train, elevator, etc. Does this sound natural?
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12 Jul 2019
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It’s fine as it is, but you don’t need the comma after ‘first’.
You can also write it this way: “Before getting on a train, elevator, etc., it’s good manners to wait for people to get off first.”
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It’s fine as it is, but you don’t need the comma after ‘first’.
You can also write it this way: “Before getting on a train, elevator, etc., it’s good manners to wait for people to get off first.”
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