I have two assignments, one of them is done Kris's solution of one's works, but moves further into the realm of sterile constructions and impersonal language I have two assignments, one of which is done
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If your answer to the question is “ (one of) a or b and/but only one”, then you should say so in your answer — but i believe that you can’t treat “one of” as a parenthetical.
Does but one mean only one or except one This phrase shows up in the song love is an open door from the movie frozen The relevant line is our mental synchronization can have but one Some people say a dog=one, dogs=ones, the dog=the one=that, and the dogs=the ones=those
It's a rule of thumb, but what i found was that this is not always correct. It is a somewhat poetic way of saying only one It is not generally something you'd use in everyday speech, as you would probably say only one But in the context of a witticism or coining a phrase, you tend to see but one used in place of only one
This said, if you strictly only use only one, you're not incorrect.
I drew the shorter straw, so i was the one who collected the money The present tense i am the one refers to the current state of affairs You are the person responsible for carrying out that action, and your responsibility extends into the present I am the one who collected the money.
I am really struggling to understand if i should use a or one in the below example This is derived from another thread that became too confusing with the wrong examples The original phrasing 'to remind one of their mortality' has been gaining ground, and may one day be accepted usage, but the word 'their' really is a plural pronoun and confuses the clarity of the statement
