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  1. meaning - "If" vs "Only if" vs "If and only if" - English Language ...

    Apr 13, 2017 · 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.

  2. 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.

  3. is "can only but" a real English expression?

    Aug 21, 2021 · 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 …

  4. clauses - "It is only me that is" or "It is only I that am" - English ...

    Nov 23, 2012 · It is only me that is confused. or It is only I that am confused. The first one sounds more natural to me while the second one appears to me as grammatically correct. Which one is correct?

  5. differences - "But Only" - How to Figure Out the Meaning? - English ...

    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.

  6. What is the proper usage of "not only... but also"?

    Sep 7, 2010 · 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.)

  7. 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 …

  8. "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.

  9. What's the meaning of "only that" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Dec 14, 2015 · Is the meaning of "only that" similar to "unless"? For example: This does not mean that it is freely chosen, in the sense of the autonomous individual, only that there is popular agency in the

  10. "Only" vs "but only" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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.