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If you want to emphasize Wednesday, which is the correct sentence? Is there a difference between spoken and written language?
I can only cook on Wednesdays.
I can cook only on Wednesdays.
If you want to emphasize Wednesday, which is the correct sentence? Is there a difference between spoken and written language?
I can only cook on Wednesdays.
I can cook only on Wednesdays.
I can only cook on Wednesdays.
I can cook only on Wednesdays.
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There isn't really any emphasis on either, but "I can only cook on Wednesdays." sounds much more natural. Written language and spoken language can both be informal or formal, so there's not much difference on the words. Written may use more shortened words though, like LOL, or LMAO, as in slang. In general, if it's normal to write, it should be normal to say.
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Wednesday is the only day I can cook..
This kind of emphasizes Wednesday, I think.
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