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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Correcting our interlocutor

Hi,

This might sound silly but I'm not entirely sure it this is correct:

"The match doesn't start at 8 pm, only at 8:30."
"We're not leaving on Monday, only on Tuesday"

Is it correct to use "only" here? Should I use "but" or something else? What's the best way to say something like this?
  

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Anonymous Should I use "but" or something else? I would use 'but'. " "We're not leaving on Monday, only on Tuesday" These sound possible to me, perhaps as British English.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Should I use "but" or something else?
  • I would use 'but'.
  • " "We're not leaving on Monday, only on Tuesday" These sound possible to me, perhaps as British English.
  • CJ
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AnonymousShould I use "but" or something else?
I would use 'but'. AmE
Anonymous"The match doesn't start at 8 pm, only at 8:30." "We're not leaving on Monday, only on Tuesday"
These sound possible to me, perhaps as British English.

CJ
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CalifJimThese sound possible to me, perhaps as British English.
They don't sound natural to this speaker of |BrE.
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