- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
Yes, the person would yell once you fell, but only if you fell "If" and "Only if" used in the same way means the same thing, except that "only if" is more forceful, more compelling "If and only if" is the most obligatory of the three, in which the action has been distinguished and emphasised, "If, and only if " It's the most forceful of the three
- Whats the meaning of only that - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is the meaning of "only that" similar to "unless"? For example: This does not mean that it is freely chosen, in the sense of the autonomous individual, only that there is popular agency in the
- Correct position of only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time or I can do only so much in this time
- grammaticality - Indian English use of only - English Language . . .
I am from Bangalore and people here tend use the word only to emphasise something in a sentence For example: We are getting that only printed What is the proper way to put it?
- Origin of the idiom If ifs and buts were candy and nuts?
The aphorism was coined by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Don Meredith, who later became a sports commentator for the TV show Monday Night Football in 1970 17 December 1970, Ada (OK) Evening News, pg 7, col 1: Howard Cosell: “If Los Angeles wins, it’s a big one, but San Francisco is still very much in it ” Don Meredith: “ If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have a merry
- Can Mr, Mrs, etc. be used with a first name?
1 I would say the answer is yes, but the only time I hear it is from children addressing an adult in a setting where there is a combination of showing respect (hence the honorific) and at the same time familiarity (hence the first, not last, name)
- Why does the multi-paragraph quotation rule exist?
The answer to this question clearly explains the standard rule that when you have multiple quoted paragraphs, each new paragraph starts with an opening quotation mark, but only the final quoted par
- Punctuation with The question is. . . . , ? or
In this example, we have the following: the question is, what was x doing? An indirect question would be like this: the question is what x was doing Subject and finite verb switch places only in a direct question If it were an indirect question, the comma would be unnecessary (or even wrong in some cases?), as you say
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