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What is the difference (e.g. usage and meaning) between "(There are) the only two (words)" and "(There are) only the two (words)"?

What is the difference in meaning between

A form with only the two quotations is submitted

and

A form with the only two quotations is submitted

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  • "Those are the only two words I understand of that sentence in Swedish" - "There are only the two words _No Admittance_ written on the board." – Kate Bunting Mar 18 '21 at 09:39
  • "There are the [only (adjective) two words.]" and "There [are only] (adverb) the two words" – Greybeard Mar 18 '21 at 11:38
  • Does this answer your question? [The different positions of "only" in the same sentence](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/111059/the-different-positions-of-only-in-the-same-sentence) Also [Does the position of “only” give a different meaning to the sentence?](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/8979/does-the-position-of-only-give-a-different-meaning-to-the-sentence) and [position of 'only' and the respective change in meaning](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/27595/position-of-only-and-the-respective-change-in-meaning), among others – FumbleFingers Mar 18 '21 at 18:40
  • Then, what is the difference in meaning between "A form with only the two quotations is submitted." and "A form with the only two quotations is submitted." ? – Alan Mar 21 '21 at 05:42

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