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- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
This is why logicians use iff for 'if and only if' I think it would be useful in real life, but can't see it catching on
- grammaticality - Correct position of only - English Language Usage . . .
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time or I can do only so much in this time
- is can only but a real English expression?
P2 only but (also but only): (a) only, merely; (b) except only Now poetic Source: Oxford English Dictionary (login required) Below are some only but examples from the Corpus of Contemporary American English Swap in only or nothing but for only but to see: Ultimately, there is only but one choice for you, no? To consume the entire pint TV
- Is only vs only is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which one is correct usage of quot;only quot; and difference between the following sentences what is point of living if it is only a stuggle what is point of living if it only is a struggle
- When should only come before a verb phrase? [duplicate]
You should put only before a verb phrase when either (a) the verb phrase is the focussed constituent of only, or (b) when the verb phrase contains another constituent that is the focus of only Words with a focus (e g, only, even, too, also) can go either immediately before their focussed constituent, or before any constituent that contains it
- position of only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
(A) Mosquito larvae can only be seen through a microscope (B) Mosquito larvae can be only seen through a microscope (C) Mosquito larvae can be seen only through a microscope As pointed out in this answer, only focusses on another constituent in the sentence, which is usually stressed, and which controls where only can appear in the sentence The rule is that only may appear either
- What is the proper usage of not only. . . but also?
Not only are there students in the room, but also parents (here, the parents are there part is not quite required, so you don't have to say but parents are also there because it's implied )
- differences - But Only - How to Figure Out the Meaning? - English . . .
The Oxford English Dictionary defines but only (which can also occur as only but) as meaning ‘ (a) only, merely; (b) except only’, and comments that its use is now poetical
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