Specially and Especially two english words do you often get confused using them while
writing or speaking english these two words are highly confusing homonyms and most of you don't
understand which one to use when in a sentence the pronunciation is specially and especially
one more time especially especially great take a look at this sentence the app
is specially designed to track the location of the stolen phone the app is especially designed
to track the location of the stolen phone is there a difference between the two sentences
or do you think both the sentences mean the same thing think about it
confused well don't be keep watching this lesson until the end and i will teach you
when and where to use these words so you can use them without making any mistakes
so have you noticed the difference between the two sentences
not yet let's change this sentence a bit so you can understand the difference between specially
and especially the application is specially designed to track the location of the stolen
phone especially when the phone is off can you notice the difference now
let me explain specially is used to tell that something serves a particular purpose
like in this case the app serves the purpose of tracking the stolen phone whereas
especially is used to emphasize someone over something as in this sentence it emphasizes
that the app also helps tracking the location when the phone is off it highlights its extra feature
there are many apps that track the location of a stolen phone but this app tracks the location
even when the phone is off but these words are adverbs and are used at different positions in the
sentence where specially indicates specifically and especially refers to a particular feature in
the app i hope you understood the difference let's look at some more example sentences to understand
it better these medicines are specially made to boost immunity especially against covert 19.
there are many medicines in the market to boost immunity but these medicines are exceptional
they help to boost immunity even against covert 19 virus i'm sure you must have seen
many advertisements claiming that these days the new train is specially designed for persons with
disabilities especially for ones with wheelchairs the train has a distinct objective to help people
with disabilities but it has some special features that help people on wheelchairs travel comfortably
i hope now the difference is pretty clear now let's look at where and how to use
and especially first let's have a look at specially there are three ways to use specially
first for a distinctive purpose she came to london specially to see the buckingham palace
here it shows her distinctive purpose to visit london that is to see the buckingham palace
you can borrow my laptop for your exams and you don't need to buy one especially
here someone is advising someone that they don't need to buy a new laptop for their exams
that's the special purpose why someone needs a laptop they can instead borrow it and save money
second it's used to show something is done in a special manner the celebrity was treated
especially at the store it indicates that the celebrity was given special treatment at the stool
it usually happens when a celebrity visits the store
doesn't it so now let's look at the use of especially the first use is to say
very much extremely or to a great extent we are especially fond of spicy non-vegetarian food
here someone is fond of non-vegetarian food but they like it to be more spicy
they prefer it to be spicier that's the first use to explain the extent of something
or to simply say very much the second use is to say particularly or for a certain reason
take a look at this example i bought this e-bike especially to gift my brother on his birthday
i made the purchase for particular reasons so when you do something for a certain reason
you can emphasize it using especially the third use of especially is to indicate a characteristic
idea or quality people with comorbidity are especially prone to getting infected with covid19
here it explains that people with previous health conditions such as asthma diabetes
are more likely to get infected with the virus i'm sure you have heard of this on many news channels
let's look at one more example
the ceo especially loved the idea of developing a smartphone that is social media friendly
i'm sure it's easy to understand from all the ideas that were presented the ceo
emphasized on the feature that was social media friendly of course smartphones need to have better
social media features to become a hot cake product in the market here's a quick tip to remember the
difference between these two confusing english words the word specially is used to mean
for a particular purpose whereas we use especially when we single out someone or something over
the rest especially describe something that is distinct especially means something exceptional
i hope now you know how to use specially and especially correctly that's all for today i will
see you soon with another english lesson until then keep learning keep practicing english bye