- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
Yes, the person would yell once you fell, but only if you fell "If" and "Only if" used in the same way means the same thing, except that "only if" is more forceful, more compelling "If and only if" is the most obligatory of the three, in which the action has been distinguished and emphasised, "If, and only if " It's the most forceful of the three
- 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
- 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 )
- 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
- 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
- What is the origin and extent of the Indian English usage of only to . . .
The word only would have been (and still is) ubiquitous in society, in relation to monetary amounts Combine this with the strong habit from Indic and Dravidian languages to use emphasizers at the end of sentences
- 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
- 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
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