on some English-Korean dictionaries, the meaning's alike among merely, solely and only.
they are almost similar to the meaning of 'only'.
-They were interested solely in schemes that would make a lot of money. -I’m not angry, I’m merely trying to say that you could have done it differently.
because of the meaning of some korean dictionaries.
I've been confused about how to make a difference among them.
It seems to me that they are the same meaning in expample sentence.
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If there is anything wrong with my wrtting, regardless of grammar or expression,
Plz give me all advice.
Because I am a learner,
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Top answer
Interesting question! Both of your sentences in GREEN are perfect! Solely or only can be used in a sentence interchangeably .
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Interesting question!
Both of your sentences in GREEN are perfect!
Solely or only can be used in a sentence interchangeably .
They both mean the same thing.
In spoken English, the word solely is almost never used.
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