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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
A position of 'only'
1. You only need a pencil.
2. You need only a pencil.
What can be different between the two?
2. You need only a pencil.
What can be different between the two?
Top answer
Both are common, and equally understood. Myself, I prefer the 'only' nearest the part that we are 'only-ing' (in this case, a pencil), so I would use #2
- Both are common, and equally understood.
- Myself, I prefer the 'only' nearest the part that we are 'only-ing' (in this case, a pencil), so I would use #2
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Both are common, and equally understood.
Myself, I prefer the 'only' nearest the part that we are 'only-ing' (in this case, a pencil), so I would use #2
Myself, I prefer the 'only' nearest the part that we are 'only-ing' (in this case, a pencil), so I would use #2
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