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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Is it 'Multi-Speciality' or 'Multi-Specialty' hospital?

I have seen the name boards of some hospitals displaying 'Multi-Speciality' Hospital. I have also seen some boards displaying 'Multi-Specialty' Hospital. Are they both distinct?

Thanks in anticipation

Jagan
  

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They are alternate spellings. From Oxford online: speciality /speshi al iti/ (chiefly N. & Medicine also specialty ) • noun (pl.

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  • They are alternate spellings.
  • From Oxford online: speciality /speshi al iti/ (chiefly N.
  • & Medicine also specialty ) • noun (pl.
  • specialities ) 1 a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted themselves and in which they are expert.
  • 2 a product for which a person or region is famous.
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They are alternate spellings. From Oxford online:

speciality

/speshialiti/ (chiefly N. Amer.& Medicine also specialty)
• noun (pl. specialities) 1 a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted themselves and in which they are expert. 2 a product for which a person or region is famous. 3 (usu. specialty)
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The difference is that specialty is part of American English in particular. Unless you speak or write that kind of English, the word is speciality.
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