Just/ Only clear difference

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azamouri
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Just/ Only clear difference

Post by azamouri » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:28 pm

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.

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Post by Lorikeet » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:49 pm

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."

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Post by fluffyhamster » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:19 pm

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. :lol: :P :D 8)

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Post by ouyang » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:03 am

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

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Post by donnach » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:03 pm

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

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Post by ouyang » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:55 pm

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.

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