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 …

Aug 21, 2021 · Only but means only or nothing but. Here is only but under only in the OED: PHRASES P2. only but (also but only): (a) only, merely; (b) except only. Now poetic. Source: …

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 …

You can use either "only when" and "It was only when", both are very similarly used. However there is a subtle difference in the pace/style of the story-telling in both cases. In "Only When", …

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 …

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 …

Subject and finite verb switch places only in a direct question. If it were an indirect question, the comma would be unnecessary (or even wrong in some cases?), as you say. – Cerberus - …

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. …

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 …