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Naive linter for English prose
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do not mark "only if" #92

Open rriemann opened 6 years ago

rriemann commented 6 years ago

Currently, the word "only" in "only if" is marked. I think this is a legitimate use and should not be marked.

RichardLitt commented 6 years ago

I'm not sure only should be marked at all. It's a conjunction most of the time, not an adverb.

brandonkal commented 4 years ago

Yes, "only" should not be considered a weasel word. It's often necessary for normal english statements without a comparable synonym.

btford commented 4 years ago

I'm open to removing it.

Mister-Hope commented 3 years ago

2020 10 19. Agree only is a necessary word. Only is still reporting errors.