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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Just or only?

Hello, I'm a English learner from Taiwan. I'm really confused about "just" and "only".Emotion: thinking What's the different between them? And how to use them? I'm not sure wheather my grammar is correct or not. I hope you can understand my English, and thank you.Emotion: embarrassed
  

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Sometimes "only" and "just" mean the same thing. I saw her [only / just] last week. There are [only / just] two desserts left.

  • Sometimes "only" and "just" mean the same thing.
  • I saw her [only / just] last week.
  • There are [only / just] two desserts left.
  • It's [only / just] a figment of your imagination.
  • _______________ Sometimes they mean different things.
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Sometimes "only" and "just" mean the same thing.

I saw her [only / just] last week.
There are [only / just] two desserts left.
It's [only / just] a figment of your imagination.

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Sometimes they mean different things.

The painting is just beautiful. (Not "only".)
The bank is just south of the post

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