Newguest  +  569040 Mon, 22 Sep 08 12:08 PM Hi did I put "only" in the right place? It will probably come out only next year. Thanks Newguest Joined on Sun, Feb 25 2007 Senior Member 2,098

	Mister Micawber  +  569100 Mon, 22 Sep 08 02:18 PM . Seems fine to me. . Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Philip  +  569161 Mon, 22 Sep 08 03:59 PM I'm glad that you were concerned enough to ask.  Only is probably the most often misplaced modifier in the language. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Grammar Geek  +  569166 Mon, 22 Sep 08 04:19 PM Am I being a devil's advocate here? Did you mean it will come out next, and next year only? Not this year, and not two years into the future, but one time, and that one time is next year?   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,665 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Philip  +  569169 Mon, 22 Sep 08 04:27 PM Grammar Geek “ Am I being a devil's advocate here? Did you mean it will come out next, and next year only? Not this year, and not two years into the future, but one time, and that one time is next year? ” Legitimate question, you little devil, you. I think the use here is the common one of 'at the very least' or 'not until' (the opposite of 'as recently as' [He's dead?  I saw him only last week, and he looked fine.]. Philip

	Grammar Geek  +  569177 Mon, 22 Sep 08 04:53 PM Then I would not use "only." I think it probably won't be released until next year. If you must: I think it will only be released next year. By putting it next to "next year" (in the future) it sounds as though you are restricting its release to next year, and and next year only. (As Philip said in the past, it emphasizes how recently it happened: It was released only last year, and already it's obsolete.)   Grammar Geek

	Kooyeen  +  569222 Mon, 22 Sep 08 06:48 PM Grammar Geek “ Am I being a devil's advocate here? Did you mean it will come out next, and next year only? Not this year, and not two years into the future, but one time, and that one time is next year? ” You are playing the context's advocate. How can you know without context? I am 100% sure that if that sentence comes up in a context (example: a forum about a band, while discussing a new album), not one would have any problems with that sentence. Hopefully, lol. Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,970 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Grammar