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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. 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 …

  3. 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.

  4. 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.)

  5. word usage - "I am only me" vs. "I am only I" - English Language ...

    Jan 5, 2016 · Generally speaking, when you are referring back to yourself as a subject, it were better to use "myself" instead of "I" or "me": I am only myself, a mere mortal.

  6. 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.

  7. Is only vs only is - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 24, 2021 · Which one is correct usage of "only" 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.

  8. grammaticality - Indian English use of "only" - English Language ...

    I am from Bangalore and people here tend use the word only to emphasise something in a sentence. For example: We are getting that only printed. What is the proper way to put it?

  9. Only as an adverb - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 1, 2022 · 7 [1] [Only Sue and Mark] bothered to turn up for the meeting. [2] [Only an idiot] would do that. In both examples, "only" is an adverb functioning as a focusing modifier in the bracketed noun …

  10. The difference between "only one" and "one and only one"

    Jun 9, 2020 · However, "one and only one" adds emphasis to the fact that there is only one, and draws attention to it. For example, the student who is the only one who failed, might feel more ashamed if …