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Inversions with only
Inversions with only
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Kooyeen
#385078 Wed, 27 Jun 07 08:04 PM
Hi,
- Do I need a special permit?
- No, only in California you need some kind of permit, but here in Nevada you're free to do whatever you want.
- So you can't buy a gun if you are known as a criminal, can you?
- No, only in California you can't do that, but here in Nevada criminals get a discount instead.
Only in Austin there's someone who can repair this damn pick-up. I think you'll have to go there...
Look at those examples. I used "only" at the beginning, but I didn't invert the verb with the subject. Is that mandatory? I'm afraid if I invert them I'll get more formal sentences.
Thanks
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Yankee
#385102 Wed, 27 Jun 07 09:54 PM
Well, Kooyeen, to my ear, without inversions your sentences sound either:
1) awful
2) as though 'only' might mean 'except'.
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Only
Only
will be only be
If only
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Only
If only
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Kooyeen
#385117 Wed, 27 Jun 07 11:24 PM
I see, thanks. I won't try to start a sentence with "only" then.
Thanks
Kooyeen
Yankee
#385122 Wed, 27 Jun 07 11:50 PM
Why the heck not, Kooyeen? Your English is certainly up to the challenge.
Yankee
CalifJim
#385161 Thu, 28 Jun 07 04:22 AM
I vote for awful.
Come one, Kooyeen. Bite the bullet and start practicing those inversions!
CJ
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