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Ask for help > special, especial, especially, specially
special, especial, especially, specially
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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special, especial, especially, specially
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Hi everybody,
Once again I need your help. I always have trouble with these words. I have some sort of idea about when to use them but I �m not good at giving good examples or a good explanation to my students about them. Could you please help me? Thanks in advanced. |
3 Jun 2010
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anitarobi
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Lots of debate on that on various forums, but no definite answers. Dictionaries actually offer all versions as possible and interchangeable: special and especial are synonyms, as well as especially and specially... Honestly, I myself always use special and especially. Why? Shame on me, but I have no idea! |
3 Jun 2010
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Babs1966
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My answer is on the one below ;) Your message was placed twice on the site |
3 Jun 2010
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teresapr
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Another remark-according to OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER �S DICTIONARY- ESPECIAL is often linked to BRITISH ENGLISH (Formal), while special is more informal and mostly used in AMERICAN ENGLISH! |
3 Jun 2010
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dawnmain
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heres a usesful explanation for the bbc
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv265.shtml
I am English and I have never even heard of especial.
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4 Jun 2010
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