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Ryanshim4000 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Only, mere. hilarious, funny

may someone tell me the difference between "only and mere"
" hilarious and funny"?

Thanks a lot!
  

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ryanshim4000 the difference between "only and mere" " hilarious and funny "Only" and "merely" are adverbs. "Mere" (and "only") are adjectives. He's the only one.

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  • ryanshim4000 the difference between "only and mere" " hilarious and funny "Only" and "merely" are adverbs.
  • "Mere" (and "only") are adjectives.
  • He's the only one.
  • " This is mere conjecture.
  • / This is merely conjecture.
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ryanshim4000the difference between "only and mere" " hilarious and funny
"Only" and "merely" are adverbs. "Mere" (and "only") are adjectives. He's the only one.

They mean the same semantically: "nothing more."
This is mere conjecture. / This is merely conjecture. (This is nothing more than conjecture.) .
The mere mention o
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ryanshim4000may Can someone tell me the difference between ...
It's not really sensible to ask "May someone ...?" It's equivalent to "Does anyone have permission to ...?" You don't really care whether we have permission to answer your question!
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