Oxford english dictionary (login required) below are some only but examples from the corpus of contemporary american english Swap in only or nothing but for only but to see Ultimately, there is only but one choice for you, no To consume the entire pint 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 2 the oxford english dictionary defines but only (which can also occur as only but) as meaning ‘ (a) only, merely (b) except only’, and comments that its use is now poetical. I can only do so much in this time Or i can do only so much in this time. For only in the upper class, the only restricts in the inclusion (in, as opposed to out)
This does not mean that it is freely chosen, in the sense of the autonomous individual, only that there is popular agency in the 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. The wording implies that only b matters, not c, d, e, I will help you prepare for the meeting only if you finish your report This implies that finishing the report is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient condition for me to help you prepare for the meeting.
Should i use only before or after the pronoun If only i had a chance if i only had a chance both sentences bring a lot of resu. The only way to avoid ambiguity is to say we are getting only that printed and to emphasize that When it's written, where only is placed can eliminate or create ambiguity All other suggestions here so far are ambiguous to careful writers and readers Disregard what typical native speakers think is normal in this case.
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