[Grammar] Specially or Especially

[Sir Shakespeare]

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Hullo ! ​

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Could you please tell us what's the exact difference between Specially and Especially in use ? ​

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Well , How to complete these two sentences with the above adverbs ? ​

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1- I love all sports , but ………. Basketball ​

2- All her clothes are ……… made for her in France ​

Thanks in advance ​

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[emsr2d2]

Hullo !
Could you please tell us what's the exact difference between Specially and Especially in use ?
Well , How to complete these two sentences with the above adverbs ?
1- I love all sports , but ………. Basketball
2- All her clothes are ……… made for her in France ​

Thanks in advance ​

This has been discussed before in this forum. I searched the forum for "specially" and found this:

Search - UsingEnglish.com

Have a look at the various different threads and see if you can work out the correct answers. Post your suggested answers here and we will have a look! :-D

 

[Sir Shakespeare]

Have a look at the various different threads and see if you can work out the correct answers. Post your suggested answers here and we will have a look! :-D

Ok , thanks for this kind of help

Well , have a look at these quotes :

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the words especially and specially are not interchangeable, although both can mean "particularly". Only especially means "in particular", as in He despised them all, especially Thomas, and only specially means "for a special purpose", as in The car was specially made for the occasion.

Specially = for a particular purpose.

Especially = particularly (used for emphasis)

Only now do I get the rule well , Thanks ;-)