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Olga55 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Special needs

Hi! I’ve got a question as for the correct usage of “ special needs” in this excerpt:

“Sure. First thing you should know is that all copying is self-service. That means you do your own copying. Unless, of course, you have special needs, like some kind of special copying job. Then, you can get assistance from the reference desk. “



What is special needs mean here? I have an association with disabled people, when somebody talks about “special needs” . What is meant by” special needs”

Thank you!
  

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Hi, I understand where you're coming from. I've had the same association. But this is a different sense of the expression - more generic, less politically correct.

  • Hi, I understand where you're coming from.
  • I've had the same association.
  • But this is a different sense of the expression - more generic, less politically correct.
  • " Your project is not routine, run-of-the-mill.
  • Perhaps your master is very faint and your copies are illegible.
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Hi,
I understand where you're coming from. I've had the same association. But this is a different sense of the expression - more generic, less politically correct.

As your quote says, "like some kind of special copying job." Your project is not routine, run-of-the-mill. Perhaps your master is very faint and your copies are illegible. Or perhaps you're having trouble with over
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Avangi, thank you!

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