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291 points mooreds | 1 comments | 18 Sep 25 15:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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pixelpoet ◴[18 Sep 25 16:14 UTC] No.45291451[source]▶
> one of the only

That reminds me, I still have to put up the explanation at oneoftheonly.com for why this phrase doesn't make sense and is the new "could care less".

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1. dfxm12 ◴[18 Sep 25 16:31 UTC] No.45291684[source]▶
From the perspective that "only" can mean only one, sole, etc., this is still the correct usage of the idiom "one of the only". Idioms don't match the literal meanings of the words that make them up. Even if unsure, the context makes it clear.

This is in contrast to people mistaking one word for another.