šŸ¤” Especially or Specially

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Whatā€™s the difference between them?

Well especially means ā€œparticularlyā€ or ā€œabove allā€ (sobre todo).

  • My mother loves flowers, especially roses

  • Lots of tourists visit the city, especially in summer

Specially is used to talk about the specific purpose of something.

  • This course is specially designed for you

  • My fatherā€™s suit was made specially for him by a tailor in London

I hope thatā€™s clear.

Until next week šŸ‘‹

She loves animals, especially dogs

This weekā€™s 3 tips:

SOMETHING TO AVOID šŸ«£

šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø ā€œHave carefulā€

ā€œTen cuidadoā€. Yes, but this is one of those occasions where we use ā€œbeā€ rather than ā€œhaveā€ in English.

āœ… ā€œBe carefulā€

So always make sure to say ā€œbe carefulā€.

Please be careful when driving at night

Be careful! Itā€™s hot!

SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT šŸ˜

šŸ‘” Business jargon explained

ā€œStreamlineā€

To streamline is make a system, an organisation etc. work in a better, simpler, more efficient way. Especially in a way that saves money. It can be done by automation, simplification or elimination of unnecessary steps.

The new CEO wants to streamline all administrative processes and reduce costs

Click below to read an article on the subject šŸ‘‡

SOMETHING DIFFICULT šŸ§

šŸ“° Newspapers understood

  • Stand down - Resign from office (dimitir)

  • Not up to scratch - To not be good enough

  • Turn on president - To attack unexpectedly

  • Shaky performance - Poor performance

Keep learning,

The Crystal Clear English Team

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