Apr 13, 2017 · It is only redundant because you misinterpret it. You say it's the same as "only if". But it is not. "Only if", as you say, means "no guarantee he will yell if you fall". The first if …

Sep 7, 2010 · Not only did my friend Joe help me out, but he also drove me to the university. Not only does my pet dog bite me, but he also barks at me. ;-) Not only are there students in the …

Dec 14, 2015 · Only that a couple of chaps have left the office, and there'll probably be a re-shuffle of posts. MARY. It's only that Peter will probably have about twice as much as he has …

An Ngram chart of "can only do so much" (blue line) versus "can do only so much" (red line) for the period 1850–2005 shows a rather remarkable increase in the frequency of the first …

"You're only a genius" or "He's only gone and fixed it already" both use only as emphasis by implying that the fact or opinion stated is so startling that it is literally the only thing that could …

Jan 11, 2017 · The question asked for ' a word (or idiom or phrase) that describes something which is perceived as belonging to one person or group of people only'. Which 'peculiar to' fits. …

When only after, only if, only in this way etc. are placed at the beginning of the sentence for rhetorical effect, the subject and auxiliary are inverted: Only after lunch can you play. (You can …

Jun 5, 2020 · M-W defines immediate family as a person's parents, brothers and sisters, husband or wife, and children, and nuclear family as a family group that consists only of parents and …

Apr 4, 2014 · One of "only a few". "Only" here doesn't add any meaning to the phrase, just emphasises "a few". So I see "only" as a way of emphasising words which follow, and "a few" …

Even though logically both males and females in a co-educational environment could be called 'co-eds', only females were. At the time of adoption of this word (the late 19th c), most …