
meaning - "If" vs "Only if" vs "If and only if" - English Language ...
Apr 13, 2017 · Yes, the person would yell once you fell, but only if you fell. "If" and "Only if" used in the same way means the same thing, except that "only if" is more forceful, more compelling. …
What is the proper usage of "not only... but also"?
Sep 7, 2010 · Not only are there students in the room, but also parents. (here, the parents are there part is not quite required, so you don't have to say but parents are also there because it's …
Correct position of "only" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time. or I can do only so much in this time.
"Only when..." vs "it was only when..." - English Language & Usage ...
In " Only When ", there is a sense of urgency, a slightly more 'involved' writing. "It was only when" is by comparision more 'relaxed' writing, more like someone is recounting something to someone.
grammaticality - Indian English use of "only" - English Language ...
I am from Bangalore and people here tend use the word only to emphasise something in a sentence. For example: We are getting that only printed. What is the proper way to put it?
Inversion after 'only when', 'only after', 'only if', 'only in this way ...
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.
expressions - What is the opposite of 'read-only' besides 'writable ...
Oct 7, 2016 · Since "read-only" is itself a computer science term, the best similar term would be "read/write" because it fully communicates the permissions state of the form item. Second to …
Punctuation with "The question is..." '.', '?' or
In this example, we have the following: the question is, what was x doing?. An indirect question would be like this: the question is what x was doing. Subject and finite verb switch places only …
Which one's correct - "this two" or "these two"?
Aug 9, 2017 · The only sensible exception I can come up with is in a very specific verbal discussion. A signwriter is having trouble deciding how to write a numeral, so he calls a …
Is “misogyny” only applicable to men? What is the antonym of …
Feb 25, 2012 · Your last question asks for an antonym to 'misogamy', which is not the same as 'misogyny', that is, hating marriage, not women. The antonym of m'misogamy' would then be …