- 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
- differences - But Only - How to Figure Out the Meaning? - English . . .
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
- What is the difference between only if and but only if?
The wording implies that only B matters, not C, D, E, "I will help you prepare for the meeting only if you finish your report": This implies that finishing the report is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient condition for me to help you prepare for the meeting
- 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
- 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 )
- 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
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