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. …

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

2 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.

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.

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 …

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.

'Just' and 'only' carry a similar meaning, and while my feel for language usually helps me decide which one to use, there are times when I'm at a loss. From my understanding, 'just' is used as a

Jan 24, 2016 · It only ever seemed like a perfectly natural usage to me (I'm sure I've been using it freely for half a century or more, here in the UK). So I was a bit surprised to find that my …

Dec 13, 2014 · Is the meaning of "only that" similar to "unless"? For example: This does not mean that it is freely chosen, in the sense of the autonomous individual, only that there is popular …

The question asks for a general answer but gives only one special context. In general, only and but only are not substitutable. *They but only work that way occasionally.