Only Static X Original Creator Submissions #800

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 I can only do so much in this time Or i can do only so much in this time. 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 ‘only that’s she’s an expert in her line.’ [source From dashiell hammett, red harvest] i wonder if this is grammatically correct (common usage) or a kind of dialect used. 'just' and 'only' carry a similar meaning, and while my feel for language usually helps me decide which one to use, there are times when i'm at a loss From my understanding, 'just' is used as a 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. 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. 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. (a) mosquito larvae can only be seen through a microscope (b) mosquito larvae can be only seen through a microscope 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.