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I really wish there was a version of "just" and "only", that has the connotation of there is one and only one thing, but not the connotation of that being trivi
by wodenokoto 4y ago
I really wish there was a version of "just" and "only", that has the connotation of there is one and only one thing, but not the connotation of that being trivial.
Something that expresses "there is 1 thing and that makes it a big deal!"
- ISL 4y ago"Precisely one" may cover many of the relevant situations.
- XCSme 4y ago"Just do the dishes." "It is sufficient to do the dishes." ?
- XCSme 4y agoOr maybe instead of "did you just try clearing the cache?", "would clearing the cache solve it?".
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- jodrellblank 4y agoSoleley? https://duckduckgo.com/?q=define%3Asolely&ia=definition https://duckduckgo.com/?q=define%3Asolely&ia=definition PJ Eby used your sentiment in writing about self improvement, where some instruction might say "write a list of three things you are grateful for" and instead what people do is "complain that their life isn't good, wallow in self pity, consider things they want but don't have, write a list of three things they feel obliged to be grateful for but aren't really, roll their eyes at the idea that such a thing could possibly help, etc. etc." and he said "just write a list of three things you are grateful for, and don't drag that other baggage along". See also, telling people to "just get out of bed" in The Article which means "move legs, lift bodyweight" not "find purpose in life and reason to go on living, discover religion, and only then excitedly jump out of bed cured and full of joie de vivre". And not "reject getting up because it won't cure you and you don't want to be cured anyway because life is shitty".