- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
It is only redundant because you misinterpret it You say it's the same as "only if" But it is not "Only if", as you say, means "no guarantee he will yell if you fall" The first if provides just that guarantee In other words, 3 is a combination of 1 and 2, and you simply failed to combine your correct reasoning for 1 and 2 into the correct
- What is the proper usage of not only. . . but also?
Not only did my friend Joe help me out, but he also drove me to the university Not only does my pet dog bite me, but he also barks at me ;-) 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 )
- 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 (You can only play after lunch ) Only after finishing your homework can you play (You can only play after you finish your homework )
- Correct position of only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
An Ngram chart of "can only do so much" (blue line) versus "can do only so much" (red line) for the period 1850–2005 shows a rather remarkable increase in the frequency of the first expression since about 1970, a period during which the frequency of the second expression has increased only slightly:
- grammar - is can only but a real English expression? - English . . .
Only but means only or nothing but Here is only but under only in the OED: PHRASES 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:
- Only when. . . vs it was only when. . . - English Language Usage . . .
You can use either "only when" and "It was only when", both are very similarly used However there is a subtle difference in the pace style of the story-telling in both cases In "Only When", there is a sense of urgency, a slightly more 'involved' writing
- grammaticality - Indian English use of only - English Language . . .
"You're only a genius" or "He's only gone and fixed it already" both use only as emphasis by implying that the fact or opinion stated is so startling that it is literally the only thing that could be said I imagine the Indian use is of similar origin, but it's interesting we do the same thing with the same word, but different syntax
- Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Typically you only see it for dates (for example, "she was born circa 1920") The Wiktionary article on 'circa' implies (but doesn't explicitly state) in the usage notes that it's used for dates and measures, so your examples of “circa Pacific Coast Highway” or “circa $300,000” appear to be incorrect
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