Take the 2-minute tour ×  I am confused about using the word
only. I often hear it being used in many contexts that sound
wrong to me - but I'm not sure if it's me or them.  Let me give
some examples:  A: Where were you yesterday evening? B: I was at
the coffee house. A: Hey, I was there only; how come we didn't
meet?  I guess the correct usage here would be I was also there
or I was there too, right?  How about this:  A: Did you complete
that task? B: No, but I am doing that only  The word only is
used here to stress on the fact that he is doing that (and not
something else). I guess this usage stems from an equivalent
usage in Hindi and other Indian languages. What's the correct
way to express this? I feel I am still working on that is not
the same - it sounds more like I haven't figured out how to do
it, as opposed to this is a difficult task, it'll take some time
Another one:  A: How many questions have you asked in this
forum? B: I have asked only one question. C: I have asked one
question only.  Who is