ALONE
is another word which creates ambiguity and alters
meaning. If we substitute it for only in the preceding example the meaning of
the sentence will depend upon the arrangement. Thus "I alone struck him
at that time" signifies that I and no other struck him. When the sentence reads
"I struck him alone at that time" it must be interpreted that he was the
only person that received a blow. Again if it is made to read "I struck him at
that time alone" the sense conveyed is that that was the only occasion
on which I struck him. The rule which governs the correct use of only is
also applicable to alone. |
