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Alpachino10 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

specifically spoken

I want some phrases similar to "specifically spoken" or such a phrase. For example :

He is ill. Specifically spoken, he has a stomach bug.

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Hello Alpachino. I've not come across this phrase of yours, 'specifically spoken'. In British English you could say He is ill.

— Thomas Tompion

  • Hello Alpachino.
  • I've not come across this phrase of yours, 'specifically spoken'.
  • In British English you could say He is ill.
  • To be specific, he has a stomach bug .
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Hello Alpachino.

I've not come across this phrase of yours, 'specifically spoken'.

In British English you could say He is ill. To be specific, he has a stomach bug.
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Thank you so much. "To be specific" suits for me well Emotion: smile . If there are other similar phrases I'd be thankful if your share them with
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There are a few near-synonyms for specific which might work: exact, explicit, particular.

To be exact suggests self-correction.
To be specific suggests that you are adding a detail you previously omitted to mention.
In particular suggests that you are highlighting the detail which matters.
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