
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?
meaning - Only requires or requires only - English Language
The only rule you need to use is the rule of best comprehension. Comprehension is affected by the effects of prominence, affinity and vicinity. only costs $1. costs only $1. costs $1 only. In …
What is meant by "steep learning curve"? - English Language
The technical meaning isn't "quick to learn"; by a steep learning curve, what's meant is a curve with a "cliff" in it. That is, something where it takes a while to learn anything at all, and then …
Origin of "for the birds" (Trivial; worthless; only of interest to ...
I really have looked, but the best I can come up with is this To say that something is "for the birds" is to call it horse manure. Dating from the days of horse-drawn traffic, the expression is the
Indian English use of “only” for emphasis
In my dialect of English (American West Coast), the word only exclusively means exclusively. I've worked with folks from Southern India for a while (and used to live abroad in Dubai), and it …
grammaticality - Correct position of "only" - English Language
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time. or I can do only so much in this time.
expressions - What is the opposite of 'read-only' besides 'writable ...
Oct 6, 2016 · The context is a PDF form with read-only fields and editable fields. However, those terms are dissimilar. A true opposite would be uneditable and editable. Another true opposite …
writing style - Is it wrong to use "All" when there are only two ...
Outside of certain dialectal contexts where you all / y'all implies plural (largely because we no longer use "thou" for singular), "all" always implies more than two (as does several). *There …
What is a word to describe something that belongs exclusively to …
Jan 11, 2017 · I'm trying to find a word (or idiom or phrase) that describes something which is perceived as belonging to one person or group of people only. To contextualise this question …
phrase meaning - Does "one of the only" actually mean anything ...
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. …