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Sentence #246523

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 nickyeow nickyeow January 2, 2010 January 2, 2010 at 12:15:24 PM UTC link Permalink

Is it better to cancel out the ‘only’?

human600 human600 January 19, 2010 January 19, 2010 at 6:29:12 AM UTC link Permalink

I think that it's okay, either with or without "only".

When I think about it, the word "only" conveys to me
the meaning: "That was the only way that I found out."
And it suggests: "If it hadn't been for the accidental event,
then I would never have found out."

 nickyeow nickyeow January 19, 2010 January 19, 2010 at 6:51:30 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the explanation :)

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➜ #167973私がそれに気がついたのはほんの偶然に過ぎません。

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I only found out about it purely by accident.

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➜ #1096760Ben onun hakkında tamamen tesadüfen öğrendim.

linked by duran, September 10, 2011
➜ #1515756Ich habe es nur durch reinen Zufall herausgefunden.

linked by Manfredo, April 4, 2012
➜ #1972073Jag fick reda på det av en ren händelse.

linked by herrsilen, November 1, 2012