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[Winkydragonfly]

1.what is the difference between round and around? I really can't tell them!

2.See these two sentence:
I have only ten yuan.
I just have ten yuan.
What is the difference between only and just?

3.See another two sentences again:
He can see the beautiful flowers in the veranda from the window.
He can see the moonlight through the window.
What is the difference between from and through here?

Thank you for reading them.Thank you for answering them!
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[Mister Micawber]

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1-- As prepositions, they are synonymous.

2.
I have only ten yuan.
I just have ten yuan.
What is the difference between only and just?-- No real difference if you put just in the same position in its sentence as only. 'Just' can also mean 'precisely'.

3.
He can see the beautiful flowers in the veranda from the window.
He can see the moonlight through the window.

What is the difference between from and through here? With through, the window is more likely closed.
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