Consider, for instance, the different meanings the word "only" creates by virtue of the five positions it takes in the following sentences:"Only I think Jennifer belongs to this league." ("It's only I that think Jennifer belongs to this league.") "I only think Jennifer belongs to this league." ("This is what I think: Jennifer belongs only to this league and to no other.") Read this essay and listen to its voice recording in The Manila Times: "When the word 'only' goes haywire."

Source: Manila Times February 21, 2024 16:12 UTC