for the first and last time vs This is for the first and last time

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'For the first and last time' is a common expression used to emphasize that something will not happen again, while 'This is for the first and last time' is a more specific statement indicating that the current instance is the only occurrence.

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for the first and last time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize that something will not happen again.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the current instance is the only time something will happen or be done. It implies that there will not be a repeat occurrence.

Examples:

I'm telling you for the first and last time, stop playing with fire.
This is for the first and last time I will lend you money.

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Then we had - hopefully for the first and last time - a Member allegedly voting while absent.
So I'm asking you, Lieutenant, for the first and last time.
Mr President, it is exactly on this point that I agree with Mr Gollnisch for once, though I hope for the first and last time.
I didn't know him. I met him for the first and last time 24 hours ago.
I'll say this for the first and last time
All the colors, the petals, the softness, and I wept openly, for the first and last time.
That same terrible night, we heard Roman's opera echoing through the house for the first and the last time.
And that was the first and last time
But this is the first and last time I do that.
The first and last time I saw him was 24 hours ago.
That's the first and last time you sleep outside.
That was the first and last time that I embraced my beloved son.
That has got to be the first and last time a hostage has ever de-magged her captor during a standoff.
That is the first and last time I am ever taking the bus.
Dear Jordan, This is the story of the first and last time I ever fell in love.
That was the first and last time I gave him a riding lesson.
I'll wager that's the first and last time you'll ever be caught off-guard.
Do you remember the first and last time dad took us to see Santa?
You know, that's the first and last time I do a favor for you for free.
But this will be the first and last time that I will ever allow the Oxygen Destroyer to be used.

This is for the first and last time

This phrase is correct and can be used to specifically state that the current instance is the only time something will happen.

This phrase is used to explicitly state that the current occurrence is the first and last time something will happen or be done. It adds emphasis to the uniqueness of the situation.

Examples:

This is for the first and last time I will remind you to submit your report on time.
I'm telling you, this is for the first and last time, do not park in my spot.

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Then we had - hopefully for the first and last time - a Member allegedly voting while absent.
So I'm asking you, Lieutenant, for the first and last time.
Mr President, it is exactly on this point that I agree with Mr Gollnisch for once, though I hope for the first and last time.
I didn't know him. I met him for the first and last time 24 hours ago.
I'll say this for the first and last time
All the colors, the petals, the softness, and I wept openly, for the first and last time.
But this is the first and last time I do that.
Dear Jordan, This is the story of the first and last time I ever fell in love.
And that was the first and last time
The first and last time I saw him was 24 hours ago.
That's the first and last time you sleep outside.
That was the first and last time that I embraced my beloved son.
That has got to be the first and last time a hostage has ever de-magged her captor during a standoff.
That is the first and last time I am ever taking the bus.
That was the first and last time I gave him a riding lesson.
I'll wager that's the first and last time you'll ever be caught off-guard.
Do you remember the first and last time dad took us to see Santa?
You know, that's the first and last time I do a favor for you for free.
But this will be the first and last time that I will ever allow the Oxygen Destroyer to be used.
That same terrible night, we heard Roman's opera echoing through the house for the first and the last time.

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