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Yes, the person would yell once you fell, but only if you fell If and only if used in the same way means the same thing, except that only if is more forceful, more compelling I can only do so much in this time Or i can do only so much in this time. Only but (also but only) Oxford english dictionary (login required) below are some only but examples from the corpus. The only way to avoid ambiguity is to say we are getting only that printed and to emphasize that When it's written, where only is placed can eliminate or create ambiguity 2 the oxford english dictionary defines but only (which can also occur as only but) as meaning ‘ (a) only, merely (b) except only’, and comments that its use is now poetical. ‘only that’s she’s an expert in her line.’ [source From dashiell hammett, red harvest] i wonder if this is grammatically correct (common usage) or a kind of dialect used. The wording implies that only b matters, not c, d, e,. I will help you prepare for the meeting only if you finish your report This implies that finishing the report is a necessary. 'just' and 'only' carry a similar meaning, and while my feel for language usually helps me decide which one to use, there are times when i'm at a loss From my understanding, 'just' is used as a In only when , there is a sense of urgency, a slightly more 'involved' writing It was only when is by comparision more 'relaxed' writing, more like someone is recounting something to someone. However, one and only one adds emphasis to the fact that there is only one, and draws attention to it For example, the student who is the only one who failed, might feel more.