Prioritizing/Ranking Marker

To stress the primary importance of a point

Speeches, essays, lists, emphasizing priorities

Formal and informal settings, often used for emphasis

first and foremost

first and foremost

The following clause or phrase that states the point being emphasized

• we must
• it is essential
• our priority

• above all
• most importantly
• primarily

Using 'foremostly' (not a word) or misordering the words

above all, primarily, most importantly

Learners might misorder the words as 'foremost and first'

• Emphasis
• listing connectors

The phrase has a rhetorical effect, often used to begin a list or emphasize a principle, adding gravitas and focus to the statement

Adds emphasis and importance to the point being made

First priority

This expression is often used at the beginning of a statement to emphasize the most important point.

Firstly → first and foremost → above all