Correct position of "only" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Robusto, et al, should be correct but "only" is a rather unusual word, in that context and idiomatic misuse normally overrule all else. "in this time" and even the specific "do so much" blur the issue and generally, "I can only do…". should really be "I can do only…".
meaning - "If" vs "Only if" vs "If and only if" - English Language ...
2017年4月13日 · 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 ...
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.)
“Only use” vs “use only” - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2022年1月13日 · Assuming that you and your friends mean to say "I do not use any form of transportation other than public transportation", the correct answer is: typically use only public transportation. However, as the other answer points out, which of the two is correct depends on the intended meaning. Share. Improve this answer.
grammar - When can I use "Only do ..." vs. when must I use "Only ...
2015年6月24日 · It is strange, though, that only does not allow inversion the way other adverbs do. When adverbs modify the verb and are fronted for emphasis or poetic effect, inversion is normal (though the end result is often a bit clumsy): “swiftly rise the waters of the Great River” (yes, I’m re-reading Tolkien at the moment), “never have I ever”, “often do they go to London”, etc.
What is a word to describe something that belongs exclusively to …
2017年1月11日 · 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.
usage of "only ever" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2016年1月24日 · The use of "only ever" to mean something like "alone" or "exclusively" or "on no other occasion than" or "never except" is quite old in English. Here are a few relevant examples that an Early English Books Online searches turn up. From a 1533 translation of Desiderius Erasmus, A Booke Called in Latyn Enchiridion Militis Christiani, and in ...
What is the proper usage of "not only... but also"?
2010年9月7日 · 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.)
"Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades"
It was close, but close only counts in quoits, and baby, how big these two points and the last remaining minutes of the fray looked to the Red and Blue. That fourth appearance is followed closely by the 3 Oct 1921 appearance of the phrase with reference to horseshoes, as compiled by Doyle, Mieder and Shapiro in The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs ...
The difference between "only one" and "one and only one"
2020年6月9日 · In ordinary conversation, only one has the same meaning as one and only one. The shorter phrase is used almost every situation. In mathematical logic, it's often desirable to make a distinction between zero or one and exactly one. In that situation one and only one is used to indicate that the count cannot be less than one or more than one.