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- Does but one mean only one or except one? [duplicate]
Does "but one" mean "only one" or "except one"? This phrase shows up in the song "Love is an Open Door" from the movie "Frozen" The relevant line is "Our mental synchronization can have but one explanation" EDIT: Shouldn't it be "Our mental synchronization can't have but one explanation"?
- ambiguity - Only one vs. One and only one - English Language Usage . . .
The question seems to have nothing to do with logic (or the use of one), but purely to do with which sense of can is being used: ability or permission Which means that, without clarification, the meaning is completely ambiguous (1) Only Jenny has the ability to eat this cookie (2) Only Jenny has permission to eat this cookie –
- phrase meaning - Does one of the only actually mean anything . . .
"A, B and C are the only people to do this" - again, that's clear, there are only 3 "A is one of only 10 people to do this" - clear There are 10 in the set, and A is one of them "He is one of the only people to do this" - doesn't seem to say anything at all He's not the only one, but there is no clue whether 3 people have done it or 3 million
- The difference between only one and one and only one
The meaning of both "only one" and "one and only one" is the same However, "one and only one" adds emphasis to the fact that there is only one, and draws attention to it For example, the student who is the only one who failed, might feel more ashamed if the teacher uses "one and only one", as the teacher might be perceived as purposely
- Is there a word to describe the state of being the only one of . . .
You say that the characterization is that this is the "particular cell that the device has judged to be the only one there" But later you seem to say that it is not the only one there You say then that it is the only one in the sample that is of a particular type It apparently has some property or passes some test, and that is what qualifies it
- Correct position of only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The followup answer from systemovich offers what one might call the "strict constructionist" (or "machine-applied") interpretation of sentences that include the word only In a similar vein, Theodore Bernstein, The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage (1973) lays out a "normal" practical rule for deciding where to situate only in a
- What is a word to describe something that belongs exclusively to or is . . .
The question asked for ' a word (or idiom or phrase) that describes something which is perceived as belonging to one person or group of people only' Which 'peculiar to' fits if there is some other aspect to my answer that is incorrect in some way, it will be easier for me to correct if you let me know what it is
- Only one of those - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
'He is one of those men who are always on time' means he's in the set of excellent male timekeepers (1) 'He is the only one of those men them who is always on time ' is fine and obvious in meaning But (2) 'He is the only one of those men them who are always on time ' is very awkward and probably ungrammatical, and can't mean the same as (1)
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