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Lighter BS: Language Pet Peeves (2488* d) RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves 14 Jul 22

So "the only woman to be appointed" doesn't imply anything about the future, but the "first woman..." does?

By the reasoning in previous posts, "only" should imply there'll never be another.

Just as "first" allegedly implies there will be another.

I say we can't tell the future and both words are equally (il)logical and (in)correct.

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