david11
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My mom would never let me pay in front of her, only for a gift.
One of my American friend wrote this. I wonder what "only for" means here. Does it mean "except for"?
The context is that she express her surprise seeing some American families where the bills(say in super market ) were paid separately by mother and daughter. If the "only for" means that her mother would pay only for gifts and not other things then the context in which she wrote is a bit of contradictory because then it will have to mean that she had to pay for other things separately, as other American families, which she wonders.
(The girl who wrote this is a teenager. So, I am sure how good teenagers grammar are, in America. So, I don't, safely, assume that just merely it is written by a native speaker it would be correct)
Correction: I have misspelt except as expect n the thread title. I request moderators to change it.
One of my American friend wrote this. I wonder what "only for" means here. Does it mean "except for"?
The context is that she express her surprise seeing some American families where the bills(say in super market ) were paid separately by mother and daughter. If the "only for" means that her mother would pay only for gifts and not other things then the context in which she wrote is a bit of contradictory because then it will have to mean that she had to pay for other things separately, as other American families, which she wonders.
(The girl who wrote this is a teenager. So, I am sure how good teenagers grammar are, in America. So, I don't, safely, assume that just merely it is written by a native speaker it would be correct)
Correction: I have misspelt except as expect n the thread title. I request moderators to change it.
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