Person A is second only to Person B => could A not be in the second place?
For the sentence "Person A is second only to Person B", I've always thought like B is in the first place and we have A in the second. But could B is, like, in the fourth place and A is in the fifth??
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The sentence means that B is first, and A is second. It cannot mean B is forth and A is fifth, or that B is second and A is third, etc.
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Hi! “Second only” generally means being less important than something else. So I personally wouldn’t necessarily keep it to “First and Second” but rather “Important and Less Important.” I hope that makes sense!
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