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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Particularly

I don't know how to distinguish "particular(ly)", "specific(ally)" and "especially" . If anyone can provide information on that, I would appreciate very much.
  

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I don't see much difference between "particular(ly)" and "specific(ally)", Guest. The former perhaps points to a more outstanding instance. "Especially" also points to an outstanding instance, but (as you might imagine from the 'special' within), the instance has something unique or peculiar about it which makes it unlike other examples.

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't see much difference between "particular(ly)" and "specific(ally)", Guest.
  • The former perhaps points to a more outstanding instance.
  • "Especially" also points to an outstanding instance, but (as you might imagine from the 'special' within), the instance has something unique or peculiar about it which makes it unlike other examples.
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I don't see much difference between "particular(ly)" and "specific(ally)", Guest. The former perhaps points to a more outstanding instance.

"Especially" also points to an outstanding instance, but (as you might imagine from the 'special' within), the instance has something unique or peculiar about it which makes it unlike other examples.

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