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It really bugs me when people say "one of the only" instead of "one of the few", I feel like there's a subtle semantic difference in there (everything is one of
by pixelpoet 3y ago
It really bugs me when people say "one of the only" instead of "one of the few", I feel like there's a subtle semantic difference in there (everything is one of the only / it doesn't necessarily imply rarity, or anything really).
- TylerE 3y agoThey have different shades to me. "only" is reflects survivorship, "few" reflects more of a subjective. "One of the only remaining B-29 bombers" vs "One of the few good writers of <genre>"