Just/only? What's the difference?
Hi, Is there any difference between these words: Just /only.
"I only want a tea" "I just want a tea"
Thanks all you guys!
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There is little difference, yet " only" implies exclusivity and " just" implies simplicity.
Examples: He fell off the chair and only had a scratch on his arm.
The knife fell onto the table and there was just a scratch on it.
Only a scratch indicates that's solely what it was - it wasn't a serious injury. Just a scratch suggests that it was simply a scratch and that's all you can call it.
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There is no difference.
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