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- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
This is why logicians use iff for 'if and only if' I think it would be useful in real life, but can't see it catching on
- 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
- is can only but a real English expression?
P2 only but (also but only): (a) only, merely; (b) except only Now poetic Source: 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 TV
- What is the proper usage of not only. . . but also?
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 )
- Is only vs only is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which one is correct usage of quot;only quot; and difference between the following sentences what is point of living if it is only a stuggle what is point of living if it only is a struggle
- Only when. . . vs it was only when. . . - English Language Usage . . .
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
- 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
- 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
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