
meaning - "If" vs "Only if" vs "If and only if" - English Language ...
2017年4月13日 · It is only redundant because you misinterpret it. You say it's the same as "only if". But it is not. "Only if", as you say, means "no guarantee he will yell if you fall". The first if …
Correct position of "only" - English Language & Usage Stack …
An Ngram chart of "can only do so much" (blue line) versus "can do only so much" (red line) for the period 1850–2005 shows a rather remarkable increase in the frequency of the first …
meaning - Did not get William Shakespeare's quote - "A fool …
2015年10月27日 · ii ) Only a fool would think himself wise enough, or consider himself a wise man, whereas a wise man thinks himself as a fool because he understands the concept that …
Correct use of "circa" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年8月11日 · Typically you only see it for dates (for example, "she was born circa 1920"). The Wiktionary article on 'circa' implies (but doesn't explicitly state) in the usage notes that it's used …
"If it was" or "if it were"? [duplicate] - English Language & Usage ...
In your specific case, neither 'was' nor 'were' is best; you should say "if it is running". "If it were running" is subjunctive case, used to describe hypothetical situations: "If it were running, I …
abbreviations - Should I write "PhD" or "Ph.D."? - English …
For example, my academic discipline (linguistics) traditionally employs the no-periods convention for all titles (not only PhD, MA, and BA but also Mr, Dr, and Prof), while the style enforcer at …
Use of 'as per' vs 'per' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The only opinion I registered is my inclination to agree that, through differences in prosody (which people are not generally accustomed to representing or interpreting textually), the identical …
etymology - What was the first use of the saying, "You miss 100
Wayne Gretzky appears to be the earliest attributed source of this particular expression, although two older sports-related expression say much the same thing: "You can't score if you don't …
Shall I answer Yes/No to this question?
1.You have considered only the Marks/CGPA obtained during the normal duration of the course for calculating Obtained/Total Marks/CGPA. 2. You have completed each of the above …
grammaticality - Not sure when to use "exist" and "exists" - English ...
2020年12月22日 · to exist, to study, to speak can never be to exists, to studies or to speaks. After 'to' we use the first form of the verb only. The second one is regarding verbs agreeing with the …