[Vocabulary] Special or Especial?

[Comfy]

I will be so delighted if someone kindly answer my question that what is the difference between "special" and "especial" and in what cases we can use them?!Thank you in advance.

 

[SoothingDave]

Special | Define Special at Dictionary.com

Usage note
In American English the adjective special is overwhelmingly more common than especial in all senses: He will be of special help if you can't understand the documentation. The reverse is true of the adverbs; here especially is by far the more common: He will be of great help, especially if you have trouble understanding the documentation. Only when the sense “specifically” is intended is specially more idiomatic: The machine was specially designed for use by a left-handed operator.

 

[Comfy]

Thank you for your help

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum, Comfy. :hi:

You made a good start. You gave your thread a useful title, and you courteously worded a question about something that puzzles quite a few people.

We look forward to more questions and/or comments from you.

 

[Rover_KE]

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