# one of only

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-only/830771>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 8, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-only/830771 "2019-03-08T15:46:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-only/830771/21 "2019-03-09T16:18:36Z")

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> [@fedman](#):
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> you’re missing point–when you change placement of “only” one of, makes sense. one of only does not

> [@fedman](#):
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> you are not responding to my specific usage/placement of word only,

You are not responding to the dictionary definition I posted in post #9, or other posts that addressed this. You are utterly, completely, and totally wrong, and appear to be resistant to learning anything about correct usage in English.

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**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-only/830771/22 "2019-03-09T17:44:23Z")

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> [@fedman](#):
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> you’re missing point–when you change placement of “only” one of, makes sense. one of only does not

This is why definite articles are important in the English language: your op argued against “one of the only”. Now you are arguing against “one of only”. Unless you believe a sentence like “Michigan, one of only 20 states without the death penalty, borders Canada” is incorrect, I imagine you didn’t mean the second argument.

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