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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What is the difference between special and especial?
  

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Special is a common word. Especially is a common word. Here is the dictionary's note on especial : 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.

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Special is a common word. Especially is a common word.
Here is the dictionary's note on especial:

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 wi