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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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one of the only programs

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02br 02br 00It could be the only. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00It could be the only.
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0No - 'one of the only' is an utterly meaningless phrase and it drives me insane every time I hear it.02br
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00It could be the only. It could be one of the few.0-
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0No - 'one of the only' is an utterly meaningless phrase and it drives me insane every time I hear it.02br
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00It could be the only. It could be one of the few. It could be one of only ten ...02br
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0It could be "one of the only 2 (3, 4 etc) programmes that...", though, if I'm not wrong?0-
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0 Hmmm. I think I'd say "one of only two programmes ..." in that case. (no "the") Still, the "the" doesn't strike me as definitely ungrammatical either. 02br
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