Or i can do only so much in this time. 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. 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. The question asks for a general answer but gives only one special context In general, only and but only are not substitutable *they but only work that way occasionally. In only when , there is a sense of urgency, a slightly more 'involved' writing
The only rule you need to use is the rule of best comprehension Comprehension is affected by the effects of prominence, affinity and vicinity 1 there is no difference between just and only in the context of this sentence The problem with this sentence is that neither of the constructions not just airports or not only airports cannot be used as the subject of a sentence *not just airports are part of the target customer group. Could you please tell me which one of these sentences is correct, or are they both grammatically correct
This will only happen if you go with me This will happen only if you go with me. The placement of only has nothing to do with the present perfect construction, but with the placement of the focus np that only binds Here's what mccawley (p.68) says about it There are a number of words in english (only, even, too, also) that are associated with a focus An item that is implicitly contrasted with other items, as in john drinks only beer, where only serves to contrast beer.
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 Only but (also but only) 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 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. 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.) The wording implies that only b matters, not c, d, e,
This implies that finishing the report is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient condition for me to help you prepare for the meeting. For only in the upper class, the only restricts in the inclusion (in, as opposed to out)
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