Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time. or I can do only so much in this time.

Jan 1, 2022 · 7 [1] [Only Sue and Mark] bothered to turn up for the meeting. [2] [Only an idiot] would do that. In both examples, "only" is an adverb functioning as a focusing modifier in the bracketed noun …

Apr 13, 2017 · This is why logicians use iff for 'if and only if'. I think it would be useful in real life, but can't see it catching on.

Apr 4, 2014 · Only does not carry a vague implication of a small number. It carries a connotation of a small number, sometimes one alone; an only child, the only redhead, the one and only. Only: "being …

Aug 21, 2021 · P2. only but (also but only): (a) only, merely; (b) except only. Now poetic. Source: Oxford English Dictionary (login required) Below are some only but examples from the Corpus of …

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 implied.)

Jun 9, 2020 · However, "one and only one" adds emphasis to the fact that there is only one, and draws attention to it. For example, the student who is the only one who failed, might feel more ashamed if …

Jul 8, 2021 · Only/just one piece of the puzzle is a slightly less technical and more common way (according to Ngram) to express the same thing as only/just one part of the equation.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines but only (which can also occur as only but) as meaning ‘ (a) only, merely; (b) except only’, and comments that its use is now poetical.

Oct 30, 2015 · I don't think there is a single term for that, only child is the more common expression used in the English language: In a family with multiple offspring, first-borns may be briefly considered …