soey  +  24535 Thu, 04 Mar 04 04:20 PM Which one is correct? I have only ten dollars. or I only have ten dollars. I only invited ten guest. or I invited only ten guest. soey Joined on Thu, Mar 4 2004 New Member 02

	rommie  +  24542 Thu, 04 Mar 04 05:02 PM Every single one of those is a perfectly good sentence. In order to know which of your choices is "correct", we also need to know exactly what you INTENDED the sentence to mean. rommie Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2004 Earth orbit Regular Member 606

	gulnur  +  24543 Thu, 04 Mar 04 05:02 PM I think in the first sentence, the former one is correct- I have only ten dollars. and in the second sentence I invited only ten guests. gulnur Joined on Thu, Mar 4 2004 New Member 07

	konstantin  +  25939 Fri, 19 Mar 04 10:33 AM I am curious what is the difference between the above sentences. I thought, only one of them would be correct. Since the author hasn't specified what he or she wanted to express, could anyone explain the meaning of each version? Thanks Konstantin konstantin Joined on Thu, Mar 18 2004 Nuremberg / Bavaria / Germany New Member 18 Difference Between

	mirapence  +  25941 Fri, 19 Mar 04 12:16 PM Hello konstantin, There is a subtle difference in meaning between those sentences. 1. "only" and "I have 10 dollars." 1) I only have 10 dollars. Suppose you have neither food nor drinks, and alll you have is 10 dollars in your pocket. Sad to say, but "I only have 10 dollars." would turn out to be a fitting expression. 2) I have only 10 dollars. You may need around 20 dollars to buy a ticket to a baseball game (I'm not sure if you could get a seat in the bleacher under 10 bucks), but all you could manage to get was, alas, 10 dollars. What else would you say, but "I have only 10 dollars." 2. "only" in "I invited 10 guests." 1) I only invited 10 guests. All you did was invite some guests, but you didn't guarantee them the special treat you prepared for a few. 10 of them are invited anyway. 2) I invited only 10 guests. Your place could not afford to accomodate more than 10 people. There was no alternative but to invite only ten guests. My illustration may not cover all situations. I hope you will find it still helpful to have an idea as to the use of the "only". mirapence Joined on Mon, Mar 8 2004 California, U.S.A Junior Member 77 Dates

	simon_phlui  +  25982 Sat, 20 Mar 04 01:13 AM > 1) I only have 10 dollars. > 2) I have only 10 dollars Is the following interpretation correct? In (1), "only" is an adverb that describe "have". So the emphasis is on the act of possession. The sentence means "I only have 10 dollars. I have nothing else." In (2), "only" is an adjective that describe "10 dollars". The emphasis is on the amount of money. The sentence means "I have only 10 dollars. The amount is not enough for ..." The relation is like: 1) I only play the piano. I don't compose music. 2) I play only the piano. I don't play the violin. simon_phlui Joined on Wed, Dec 10 2003 Junior Member 58 Verbs, Adverbs