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Hcgoddard Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Use of adverb "solely"

0 I have always been bothered by what seems to me to be at least an unclear, if not improper, use of the modifer "solely". For example, National Public Radio in the U.S. gives this disclaimer in all of its news programs: "NPR is solely responsible for . . . ." A quick check on the web indicates that this construction is widely used. The force of the phrase is that only NPR bears responsibliity for its news programs, and no one else, so it seems that a clearer statement would be "Only NPR is responsible. . ." 02br
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0 In the given context the two structures are synonymous. "solely responsible" is more or less a fixed expression used only in this context. Since there are hundreds of such expressions in any given language, I don't find it too surprising really.

— CalifJim

  • 0 In the given context the two structures are synonymous.
  • "solely responsible" is more or less a fixed expression used only in this context.
  • Since there are hundreds of such expressions in any given language, I don't find it too surprising really.
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0 In the given context the two structures are synonymous. "solely responsible" is more or less a fixed expression used only in this context. Since there are hundreds of such expressions in any given language, I don't find it too surprising really. 02br
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