difference between JUST and ONLY
wich is the differences between both. how and when can i use each one?

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Only is fairly simple to understand, it implies that there was a limit set, intentionally or unintentionally e.G. "I only ate 1 peice of chocolate" "I only ran for 10 minutes"

Just has 2 meanings. One is similar to "only" E.G "I ate just one peice of chocolate" (gives an amount)
But the other implies a time that happened just then. I don't really know how ti explain this second meaning. So here's some examples: "I just went to the beach"

There are times when both can be used e.G. "I only just realised you had a baby" which is an odd combination of the two you'll only see colloquially.

Good luck deciphering this response haha

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