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'Only few' or 'only a few'

Which one of the following sentences would be correct (or both): Only a few friends came to his party yesterday. Only few friends came to his party yesterday. Why I am asking this is because we had this sentence in a competition paper in my…
valek
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Where do I place 'only'

Which of the following is/are correct? A. I only answered two questions. B. I answered only two questions. C. I answered two questions only.
Sreekanth
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Using "only" to describe amounts? Is it used correctly here?

Say someone notices there's frost and ice on the road. "Wow, there's ice on the road..." they exclaim. They then look at the temperature reading and see 9 degrees celsius, "...but it's only 9 degrees outside!" Is that correct usage of the word…
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Is the usage of 'only' correct

A: Why are you doing this? B: You only asked for this, didn't you? Is the usage of only here correct so as to mean you were the one who?
batchcoding____s
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Implication of phrase "the only jokes"

I don't know what the following sentence means for sure: "The only jokes I tell are the ones that I hear from you." Does it mean that "I don't tell so much jokes and the very jokes I tell, which is little in number, are mainly those I hear from…
J. vaezi
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Can you say "the sole one" instead of "the only one"?

And why/why not? The complete sentence is "You are my sole one in the world", it feels absurd and wrong but I can't really tell. Thanks in advance! Off-topic, huh. Well, let's go over it: The research: The question is far too specific to be featured…
no nono
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correct use of "only"

I think one of the most incorrectly used words in the English language is "only." Case in point: most writers, even very good ones, will use the word like so: I only go to the grocery store on Wednesdays. The correct usage would be: I go…
Steve Kirby
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Does "default" imply "only"?

Speaking of options and settings, does the word "default" imply the only value of an option, or can there be more than one default values of a single option (setting)? EDIT: Let's say the question is about user interfaces. If use "default" word for…
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