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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
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Only

Hi.

This is the dialogue from the movie 'Day after tomorrow'.

A:This is the picture of Scotland when the temperature dropped.

B:This thing looks just like a hurricane.

A:Only hurricanes don't form over the land.

Does the underlined sentence above mean: Hurricanes can't form over the land without any other causes?
  

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Hi, No. Only' here means 'but', 'except for the fact that'. eg I would buy that dress, only it's expensive.

— Clive

  • Hi, No.
  • Only' here means 'but', 'except for the fact that'.
  • eg I would buy that dress, only it's expensive.
  • Clive
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Hi,

No. Only' here means 'but', 'except for the fact that'.

eg I would buy that dress, only it's expensive.

Clive
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