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What's the different between "sole" and "only"? Can I say "only purpose" here?

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Rebecca

The words "sole" and "only" express the same meaning. You could replace "sole" with "only" here, however, it would sound better to say "sole purpose" because this is a common phrase. Ex: My sole purpose is to make him happy on his birthday. Ex: The company's sole purpose is to make money.

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