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- 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:
- word choice - Difference between just and only - English Language . . .
here we are the original statement: "Not only airports are part of the target customer group, but also other large infrastructures" it was changed into: "Not only are airports part of the customer group target , but also other large infrastructures" however, if we want to use " not only" after the subjet of the statement, we can do it this way:
- What is the proper usage of not only. . . but also?
Not only did my friend Joe help me out, but he also drove me to the university Not only does my pet dog bite me, but he also barks at me ;-) 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 )
- Only when. . . vs it was only when. . . - English Language Usage . . .
However there is a subtle difference in the pace style of the story-telling in both cases In "Only When", there is a sense of urgency, a slightly more 'involved' writing "It was only when" is by comparision more 'relaxed' writing, more like someone is recounting something to someone
- phrases - If only to do vs only to do - English Language Usage . . .
He eats only to survive Implies that he has no other reason to eat He eats, if only to survive Implies that he hates eating And if there were a way to survive without eating, he'd consider it A better example to get this point across: I agreed, if only to shut her up
- 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
- Is only vs only is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The 'only' in these sentences is adding emphasis to different objects – the placement of 'only' before or after the linking verb "is" makes the difference In the first sentence, only is modifying that the act of living That to live is to struggle In the second sentence, the claim is that living is the only thing that is a struggle
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