“Only” vs “Single”
Let's say we have list of items. Let's say we know that there's just one item in the list.
What is the proper way to refer to that very item, when we want to point it out that there're no other items in the list?
"The only list item" or "Single list item"?
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Let's say we have list of items. Let's say we know that there's just one item in the list.
What is the proper way to refer to that very item, when we want to point it out that there're no other items in the list?
"The only list item" or "Single list item"?
word-choice
asked 19 mins ago
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Let's say we have list of items. Let's say we know that there's just one item in the list.
What is the proper way to refer to that very item, when we want to point it out that there're no other items in the list?
"The only list item" or "Single list item"?
word-choice
asked 19 mins ago
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Let's say we have list of items. Let's say we know that there's just one item in the list.
What is the proper way to refer to that very item, when we want to point it out that there're no other items in the list?
"The only list item" or "Single list item"?
word-choice
word-choice
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