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Bsss10 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The position of the word'' ONLY''

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00I would like to ask which one conforms to semantics. 02br
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00 Thank you02br
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00I have only found two books out of six that I need.02h3

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00I have found only two books out of six that I need.02h3

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0 Hello Bsss10,02br
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00I would say the first one is the correct one.05000 "I have only found.."010id1
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01cite10Bsss1012cite10Hello12br
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10I would like to ask which one conforms to semantics. 12br
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10 Thank you12br
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10I have only found two books out of six that I need.12h3

10 11h3

10I have found o

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0 Hello Yoong Liat:), 02br
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00I don't understand why it is in that way..(I clicked in the links..but nothing happened!:()02br
00Would you mind explaining it?02br
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00Thanks in advance! 0-
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01cite10Bsss1012cite11h3

10I have only found two books out of six that I need.12h3

10 11h3

10I have found only two books out of six that I need.12h3

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10Both are correct, although I would say:02br
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00I have only found two books of the six I need.

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01cite10Pucca12cite10Hello Yoong Liat:), 12br
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10I don't understand why it is in that way..(I clicked in the links..but nothing happened!:()12br
10Would you mind explaining it?12br
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10Thanks in advance!12blockquote
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1b01font00I try to place "only" as near to the word it is limiting as possible.02font02b02br
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01b01font01u00Only men02u00 sleep in a king-size bed. [no women]02font02b02br
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01b01font00Men 01
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0 Hi Bsss10,02br
00 both are perfectly fine, but loot at the comments in blue:02br
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01b00I have only found two books out of six that I need. 02b01i01font00This is the most natural version, what most people would say more often.02font02i01b02br
00 I have found only t
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0 Yes. Most people let the 01i00only02i00 "float to the left". But you can place 01i00only02i00 right next to what it modifies if that sort of precision is necessary. Both versions are correct.02br
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01i00I only wanted to help!02i00 is more frequently heard than 01i00I wanted only to help!02b
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0 Hi all02br
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01i00Only02i00 is sometimes placed after the word it modifies: STAFF ONLY is often seen on doors - I don't remember seeing ONLY STAFF.02br
00So we have these possibilities:02br
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01i01u00You only02u00 live twice - (no one else does)02br
00You 01u00only li
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0Hello 05000,02br
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00I think I understood it! Thanks everybody!:D010id1
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