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Originally Posted by chryuop
Thank you very much. So, by what I understood the difference is only in presence of long period of times. While if I am in front of situation like "I just called him...", "I have just come back home...", "I have just eaten..." it doesn't make a real big difference on which 1 I use. Then I guess it is up to a native speaker to hear what sounds more natural per each situation.
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The difference, if I look for one, is that the phrase using ばかり often either implies or be followed immediately by a negative comment whereas ところ is more neutral.
今家に帰ったばかりなので（まだ手紙を読んでいない） 。
昨日ダラスに着いたばかりで、（右も左も分からない） 。
１時間前にご飯を食べたばかりなので、（このサンドイ ッチは食べられません）。
ばかり is like a negative counterpart of だけ to begin with.