- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
It is only redundant because you misinterpret it You say it's the same as "only if" But it is not "Only if", as you say, means "no guarantee he will yell if you fall" The first if provides just that guarantee In other words, 3 is a combination of 1 and 2, and you simply failed to combine your correct reasoning for 1 and 2 into the correct
- Correct position of only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
An Ngram chart of "can only do so much" (blue line) versus "can do only so much" (red line) for the period 1850–2005 shows a rather remarkable increase in the frequency of the first expression since about 1970, a period during which the frequency of the second expression has increased only slightly:
- differences - But Only - How to Figure Out the Meaning? - English . . .
But afterwards, they, perceiving how the mischievous mutterings and enterprises of their conspiracy did suddenly fail, either being prevented by time, or repressed by power; or that their cause, being but only about plucking down of inclosures, and enlarging of commons, was divided from theirs, so that either they would not or could not join
- Whats the meaning of only that - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Only that a couple of chaps have left the office, and there'll probably be a re-shuffle of posts MARY It's only that Peter will probably have about twice as much as he has now; it's only that he'll be able to marry you at last, my dear Here, "only that" means simply "nothing more than that " Emily Lawless, Grania: The Story of an Island
- Inversion after only when, only after, only if, only in this way . . .
When only after, only if, only in this way etc are placed at the beginning of the sentence for rhetorical effect, the subject and auxiliary are inverted: Only after lunch can you play (You can only play after lunch ) Only after finishing your homework can you play (You can only play after you finish your homework )
- 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
- grammaticality - Indian English use of only - English Language . . .
"You're only a genius" or "He's only gone and fixed it already" both use only as emphasis by implying that the fact or opinion stated is so startling that it is literally the only thing that could be said I imagine the Indian use is of similar origin, but it's interesting we do the same thing with the same word, but different syntax
- 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
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