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Hi everybody! I’m Tom from BBC Learning English.
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People often confuse the words
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specially and especially.
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Today, I'm going to tell you the difference.
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Both of these words are adverbs.
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Especially means 'in particular' or 'most of all'.
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For example:
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I like food,
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but I especially like sandwiches.
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This means that I particularly like sandwiches.
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They're my favourite kind of food.
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Specially, however, has a different meaning.
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Specially means
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'for a particular purpose' or 'in a particular way'.
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So:
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This sandwich was specially made.
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Dan made a special sandwich just for me.
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Thank you, Dan!
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