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      <title>Re: Difference between &quot;only&quot; and &quot;mere&quot;, &quot;hilarious&quot; and &quot;funny&quot;?</title>
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      <author>Chineseethan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Only - small amount &quot;I only won by 10 seconds&quot; or can be 1 one of something &quot;I am an only child&quot; as piggerman said. 

Mere - Small amount, it's used when you want to emphasize just how small the thing was, &quot;I was a mere 6 pounds when I was born&quot; or you want to emphasize how small the difference was &quot;He only won the race by a mere 1/4 of a second.&quot;

Funny - Something that makes you laugh or you find amusing.

Hilarious - Much stronger than funny. &quot;I find your joke funny but his was hilarious!&quot;

Good - Something positive or that you like

Great - Much stronger than good. &quot;Your cake was good but his was great!&quot;

It's all just a matter of strength basically.]]></description>
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      <title>Re: Difference between &quot;only&quot; and &quot;mere&quot;, &quot;hilarious&quot; and &quot;funny&quot;?</title>
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      <author>Piggerman</author>
      <description><![CDATA[wow these word groups are so close to the same thing I am tempted to call them synonyms, but they only have mere differences between them 

Only - to indicate single or one of a group or kind: eg I am an only child, 
used to express a single want trying to minimize the want: eg But Dadddy, I only want a pony, 
mere - only slight/small or little difference eg, the red car won by a mere .02 seconds.


Funny and Hilarious

Best i can describe these is Funny makes you laugh, hilarious makes you laugh till you cry.
Hilarious is a higher degree of funny.

eg: good / great

anyone elsle have a thought on these?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:10:12 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Only, mere. hilarious, funny</title>
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      <author>Gabriel.Long</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Aren't you USA citizen?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:55:01 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Difference between &quot;only&quot; and &quot;mere&quot;, &quot;hilarious&quot; and &quot;funny&quot;?</title>
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      <author>Ninial</author>
      <description><![CDATA[may someone tell me the difference between &quot;only and mere&quot; &quot; hilarious and funny&quot;? Thanks a lot!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:11:07 -0500</pubDate>
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