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To appreciate the complexities of the little word "only," it is useful to notice that it fits at every point in the sentence "I hit him in the eye": Only I hit him in the eye. I only hit him in the eye. I hit only him in the eye. I hit him only in the eye. I hit him in only the eye. I hit him in the only eye. I hit him in the eye only. Explain what each of these sentences means.

   To appreciate the complexities of the little word "only," it is useful to notice that it fits at every point in the sentence "I hit him in the eye":
Only I hit him in the eye.
I only hit him in the eye.
I hit only him in the eye.
I hit him only in the eye.
I hit him in only the eye.
I hit him in the only eye.
I hit him in the eye only.

Explain what each of these sentences means.

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Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic

Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic

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Chapter 6, Problem 26

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" - Meaning: This implies that I am the sole person who hit him in the eye. No one else did. Show more…

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To appreciate the complexities of the little word "only," it is useful to notice that it fits at every point in the sentence "I hit him in the eye": Only I hit him in the eye. I only hit him in the eye. I hit only him in the eye. I hit him only in the eye. I hit him in only the eye. I hit him in the only eye. I hit him in the eye only. Explain what each of these sentences means.

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