: Re: Should I omit the "at first"s in the following pieces? I discovered I tend to use "at first" a lot: We were reminiscing about our past relationships, and Mrs. Kondo asked Akiko about

In the first case, I think you don't need it. The sentence paints the picture without it.

In the second case, it reads fine.

In the third case you should consider replacing At First with something like "Initially, the images were extremely fuzzy." Alternatively, if it were me, I'd just imply it with something like "Gradually the images became more coherent, as the veil of sleep was lifted" I'd drop the first part entirely.

In the fourth case, I would drop it. "I thought they belonged to an animal, but then.." the "but then" highlights to me that the "I thought they..." part preceded it.

That's my 2 cents,

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