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Chaim Posted 19 years ago
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especially or specially?

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00What's the difference (if any) between 01b00especially02b00 and 01b00specially02b00?02br
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00Thank you in advance for your kind answer...:-)02br
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0 A quote from 'Oxford American Dictionaries':02br 02br 00"There is some overlap in the uses of especially and specially. In the broadest terms, both words mean ‘particularly’ and the preference for one word over the other is linked with particular conventions of use rather than with any deep difference in meaning. For example, there is little to choose between: 'written especially for Jonathan' and 'written specially for Jonathan', and neither is more correct than the other.

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  • 0 A quote from 'Oxford American Dictionaries':02br 02br 00"There is some overlap in the uses of especially and specially.
  • In the broadest terms, both words mean ‘particularly’ and the preference for one word over the other is linked with particular conventions of use rather than with any deep difference in meaning.
  • For example, there is little to choose between: 'written especially for Jonathan' and 'written specially for Jonathan', and neither is more correct than the other.
  • On the other hand, in sentences such as 'He despised them all, especially Sylvester', substitution of specially is found in informal uses but should not be used in written English, while in 'The car was specially made for the occasion', substitution of especially is somewhat unusual.
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0 A quote from 'Oxford American Dictionaries':02br
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00"There is some overlap in the uses of especially and specially. In the broadest terms, both words mean ‘particularly’ and the preference for one word over the other is linked with particular conventions of use rather than with any deep difference in meaning. For example, there is little to choose between: 'written espe
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0From the [url=05000]BBC website[/url]: 02br
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00"It is certainly the case that in usage these two adverbs are often confused and can sometimes be used with the same meaning.02br
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01b00specially - for a particular purpose02b02br
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00However, when 01b00specially02b
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