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difference in meaning between specially and especially



 
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difference in meaning between specially and especially #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:09 am   difference in meaning between specially and especially		  
What is the difference in meaning between "especially" and "specially"?
Can somebody provide some sentences as examples?
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difference in meaning between specially and especially #2 (permalink) Mon Mar 10, 2008 14:22 pm   difference in meaning between specially and especially		  
Hi,

'Especially' makes a greater distinction as in:

I am specially fond of fish, especially swordfish.

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