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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
- 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 )
- 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
- 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:
- 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
- What is a word to describe something that belongs exclusively to or is . . .
The question asked for ' a word (or idiom or phrase) that describes something which is perceived as belonging to one person or group of people only' Which 'peculiar to' fits if there is some other aspect to my answer that is incorrect in some way, it will be easier for me to correct if you let me know what it is
- 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 )
- Use of as per vs per - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The only opinion I registered is my inclination to agree that, through differences in prosody (which people are not generally accustomed to representing or interpreting textually), the identical (reduced) wording can be used to evince both meanings; the remainder is, as I demonstrated, demonstrable fact
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