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2007/4/9, Asim Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > There is not many differences between Only and Just, Basically both have > same meaning but their uses are different. Here are some of the uses of Just > are as under: > > > > Just > > > > Only, scarcely : just can mean 'only' 'nothing more than' 'scarcely'. > > > > 1. Complete sat of garden tools for a just 500/=.. Here, it can be replaced by only (by the way, there seems to be a typo: A complete set, not "sat"). > 2. Can you jut solve this question. Here, "just" is very close to "simply" - 'Can you simply solve this question?' > 3. We just purchased a basket. I think "just" can be replaced by "only" here. > Exactly : just often means 'exactly' > > In the following examples, besides "exactly", "just" may be compared to the meaning of "right" (but it cannot be replaced by it). > 1. What's the time? It is just 4 o'clock. > > 2. Thank's that is just I wanted. > > 3. She is just as bad tempered as her father. > > > > Emphasize : just can emphasize other words and expression with the sense of > 'simply' there is no other word for it. > > > > 1. You are just beautiful. > > 2. I just love your dress. > > 3. I just like your teaching style. > > > > A time : just often emphasizes the idea of 'at this moment. > > > > 1. I am just changing my shirt. (Right now) > > 2. I am just coming. > > 3. I am just taking food. > > > > Just after and Just before : define closeness to the time in question. > In the following examples, "just" could be replaced by "right", perhaps. > 1. I saw him just after lunch. (Very soon after the lunch) > > 2. I talked to him just before the class. > > 3. I will meet with you just after the class. > > > > Short time ago : It also means "short time ago". > It is important to note that, meaning this, "just" is bound to the perfect tenses. > 1. I have just taken a class. > > 2. We have just sung a song. > > 3. She has just cooked food. Apart from the above examples, we can have it in the past perfect and future perfect as well: She told me I had just taken a class. I knew we had just sung a song. They wanted to know whether she had just cooked food. (and maybe also future, which I'd like to ask about - will "just" be before "have" this time?) By this time tomorrow, I'll just have taken a class. When you enter that door, I'll just have sung a song. When I return home, she'll just have cooked the food. Best, Petr > Thanks & Regards > > Asim Khan > > > On 4/9/07, mariana jam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > if you have any question ask Mr.Matt at > http://askaboutenglish.blogspot.com/ > > he will be glad to answer you > > > > > > > > On 4/9/07, Ibnu AA <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > Dear all, > > > I am an Indonesian. I really need English. Because of that I need your > > > help. Now I need an explanation on what the different between "only" > > > and "just" is. Because if they are translated into Indonesian, they > > > have the same meaning. I thank you for your help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Visit my Institute's Home page > Join me in my group > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/IELC > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Correct my English" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/correct-my-english -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
