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Hello everybody, is there anyone who can explain clearly the difference between "just" and "only" because there is still some problem in choosing one of them in some cases.

Can you give us an example of when you think a choice has to be made and you don't know which one to choose? I think "just" has more than one meaning, but one of them is the same as "only."

Lorikeet wrote:I think "just" has more than one meaning, but one of them is the same as "only."

That would probably be the one that azamouri was asking about.

I recommend http://www.adverb.com/ for these types of questions.

ouyang wrote:I recommend http://www.adverb.com/ for these types of questions.

You are snowboarding past the question? Just or only makes as much difference in a sentence as tacking left or right on a snowboard does to getting to the bottom of the slope? Everyone keep trucking? People should really snowboard more instead of posting on grammar boards? I am curious, what's the joke?

There's no joke. I was being sarcastic and was imitating the effort that was put into the question. Talking about the meaning of words without example sentences is pointless, and people aren't likely to learn much when they avoid giving their own opinions.