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- How come vs Why? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
4 It seems that there are in general two broad but distinct types of the question Why One asks for a cause or purpose and the other asks for an intended outcome or result The question How come is limited to asking only the former type of Why questions and not the latter
- word choice - Difference between just and only - English Language . . .
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
- grammaticality - Indian English use of only - English Language . . .
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
- grammaticality - Correct position of only - English Language Usage . . .
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time or I can do only so much in this time
- 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
- Usage of if and only if as a nontechnical term
The phrase "if and only if" (iff) is commonly used in the field of mathematics (⇔) and computer programming, as a conditional expression in classical (Boolean) logic Within that scope, it might not
- Word for only letters - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I am looking for a word that means "only letters A–Z", sort of like alphanumeric, but not numbers The closest I got is alphabetic alphabetical The context is Please enter a [word] string: This
- meaning - Does it matter where you put “only”? - English Language . . .
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
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