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Chiakingdom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Only

I gain my weight in only three days.
I gain my weight only in three days.
I only gain my weight in three days.
How meaning is different ??
  

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Chiakingdom I gain my weight in only three days. Oh my goodness. Suppose you are a guy and you weigh 155 pounds.

  • Chiakingdom I gain my weight in only three days.
  • Oh my goodness.
  • Suppose you are a guy and you weigh 155 pounds.
  • If you gain your weight in three days, that means after three days you weigh 310 pounds!
  • You are a Sumo wrestler now!
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ChiakingdomI gain my weight in only three days.
Oh my goodness.
Suppose you are a guy and you weigh 155 pounds.
If you gain your weight in three days, that means after three days you weigh 310 pounds! You are a Sumo wrestler now!
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I want to know the location of ONLY.
Where should I put only if I want to make a stres
on "in three days"?
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ChiakingdomI want to know the location of ONLY.Where should I put only if I want to make a streson "in three days"?
Like this:
He went to the casino and lost all of his money in only three days.
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Thank you, then what other sentences? How meaning is different?
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These are correct, Chiakingdom:

I gained weight in only three days. = The time was surprisingly short.
(X) I gained weight only in three days. — wrong placement of 'only'
I only gained weight in three days. = I accomplished nothing else during that time

However, we normally mention the amount:

I gained 2 kg

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