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Phoebita Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Only Vs Merely
Can somebody explain me the difference between these two words?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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Hi Phoebita, Welcome to the Forum. Tom only loves his job >>>> His job is the only thing he loves. He loves it exclusively.
- Hi Phoebita, Welcome to the Forum.
- Tom only loves his job >>>> His job is the only thing he loves.
- He loves it exclusively.
- 'Only' is a neutral, factual kind of adjective.
- Tom merely loves his job >>> This suggests that this love is a thing of little worth, in other words that there are other things he should love more.
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Hi Phoebita,
Welcome to the Forum.
Tom only loves his job>>>> His job is the only thing he loves. He loves it exclusively. 'Only' is a neutral, factual kind of adjective.
Tom merely loves his job>>> This suggests that this love is a thing of little worth, in other words that there are other th
Welcome to the Forum.
Tom only loves his job>>>> His job is the only thing he loves. He loves it exclusively. 'Only' is a neutral, factual kind of adjective.
Tom merely loves his job>>> This suggests that this love is a thing of little worth, in other words that there are other th
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