The adjectivesspecial and especial are synonyms. However, “especial” is used much less frequently than “special,” has a formal effect in modern English, and can only be used before a noun (i.e., you can’t use it as a predicate adjective). So, you can say “a special treat” and “an especial treat,” but not “the treat was very especial.”
On a related note, if you’re having difficulty deciding whether especially or specially is the word you need, we typically use “specially” with “made,” “built,” etc. to mean “specifically” (e.g., “I had it specially made”).
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On a related note, it can sometimes be tricky deciding if especially or specially is the right word. We typically use “specially” with “designed,” “built,” etc. to mean “specifically” (e.g., “It is specially designed for use in cold weather”).
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On a related note, it can sometimes be tricky deciding whether to call a place a town or city—if it has large infrastructure including a metro system, then “city” is probably the best choice.
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A cityscape is a view of a city or a city scene depicted in a painting or photograph. It is typically a wide view of the skyline, streets or buildings, often from a high point such as the top of a tall building (e.g., “The movie begins with helicopter views of Chicago’s cityscape”).
Like most expressions containing the word town or city, you can’t use the two words interchangeably in the compound noun “cityscape.”
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Your hometown is the town or city where you lived when you were a child and often where you were born, so you feel a close connection to it. It could be the place where you still live, or you could now be living somewhere else (e.g., “It’s my hometown, but I don’t go back there much because my parents have moved away”).
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A ghost town is a town where no one lives anymore or where very few people still live, so many of the buildings are empty and derelict (e.g., “It became a ghost town after the coal mine closed in 1981”).
On a related note, it can be difficult to decide whether to call a place a town or city—if it has an airport and a metro system, then “city” is probably the word you’re looking for.
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The phrase fair and square means “in a fair way” or “fairly.” It is often used with the verbs “win” and “beat.”
Fair and square in a sentence examplesThe other team is complaining that we cheated, but we beat them fair and square.
The Cowboys were the better team and won fair and square.
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