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only must be carefully positioned in written sentences to avoid confusion. It should be placed before, or as close as possible before, the word to which it refers. Compare "She drinks only wine at the weekend", "She drinks wine only at the weekend" and "Only she drinks wine at the weekend". In spoken English, where the intonation of the voice will indicate which word only applies to it may be placed in whichever position sounds most natural, usually between the subject and the verb, as in "She only drinks wine at the weekend".