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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Both are

  • absolutely grammatically valid
  • nearly antonyms of the other

This is a level of hell that has no comparison

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)
  • nearly antonyms of the other

Is that the case? I'm not a native speaker and I assumed it means the same?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

They definitely mean the same thing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago
  • only exit: this is the one way and one time that you can ever leave the highway

  • exit only: the one thing you are allowed to do in this lane is leave the highway

I guess they’re not exactly antonyms. Sorry.