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Special vs Speshul - What's the difference?

special | speshul |

As adjectives the difference between special and speshul

is that special is distinguished by a unique or unusual quality while speshul is special.

As a noun special

is a reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.

special

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
    • a special episode of a television series
  • Of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored.
    • Everyone is special to someone.
  • (euphemistic, derogatory) Retarded; mentally handicapped
    • He goes to a special school.
  • Constituting or relating to a species.
    • The seven dark spots is a special property unique to ''Coccinella septempunctata''.
  • Chief in excellence.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The king hath drawn / The special head of all the land together.

    Derived terms

    * special attack * special constable * special defense * special delivery * special education / special ed * special forces * specialisation / specialization * specialise / specialize * specialist * speciality, specialty * specially * specialness * Special Olympics * special ops

    Related terms

    * especial * especially

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
    • We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.
  • (broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series
  • (British, colloquial) A special constable.
  • Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
    • Thousands came to see the special that carried the President's coffin.
  • (video games) special move
  • * 1995 , "Tony Pordon", Tekken Review [PSX]'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.video.misc )
    • Using the right moves, you can sometimes chain 2 specials in a row to form multiple hit combos.

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    speshul

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (nonstandard, dialect, sometimes, humorous) special
  • * 1991 , Frank Harris, John F Gallagher, My Life and Loves?
    • My brother works on the Telegraph ; he's a compositor and he'd give me the first pull of any speshul stuff and I could bring it to you.
  • * 2005 , Lieutenant Edward Streeter, That's Me All Over Mable?
    • Theyve put me on the speshul detail. The speshul detail, Mable, is a bunch of fellos what knows more than any one else in the camp.