Discussions in english about the english language. Somehow the first sounds more natural to me, though i know only. Writing the currency first is probably considered old fashioned now, but is not impossible.
A) i only would like to say you that i miss you b) i would only like to say you that i. (a) the band is ready to start, only few people have arrived. We only had a little pie left in the fridge. = all we had left was a little pie;
'only' can be used in a wide variety of positions, and doesn't always qualify the word/phrase it's next to. In the sentence i just wrote, 'only' referred to 'the phrase before it', but i. Here only few is correct. 'thirteen thousand, five hundred and eight us.
Do you want the amount written in words as in for a cheque? Hi, let's say i work on monday, tuesday and wednesday in a city, and on thursday and friday in b city. You are the only woman i ever loved and you are unique. Perhaps these examples will help:
I work only on thursday and friday in b city. I was the sole beneficiary of my uncle's will. Can you please explain why? Sentence 2 is not impossible, but i agree with the newt:
In general, 'unique' is not only 'only one' but also has connotations of being special, 'only' is purely factual and can be used in most cases and 'sole' is fairly formal or legalistic. The word strings only few and only little can indeed be grammatically correct, as they are here: I'm trying to say in english the following sentence: (oxford university) providing assistance for mathematics students on a needs basis (academic paper) we take your privacy very seriously, so only secured administrative staff will be allowed access to your account on a 'needs' basis.
This is not a translation forum. The criteria are the proven needs of the applicant and their academic calibre and all grants are offered on a needs basis. We had nothing else left. we had only a little pie left in the fridge. = we had only a little pie, but we might also have had some other products. (b) that is the only little drum they have.