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Nicetomeetyou Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Where should I place ‘only’?

Where should I place ‘only’?

It has only been only ten years since I came here.

  

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You can put it in either place, and it applies to 'ten years' in either case. 'only' tends to float left without changing the meaning. CJ

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You can put it in either place, and it applies to 'ten years' in either case.

'only' tends to float left without changing the meaning.

CJ