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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Specialty / Speciality #1449 04/14/2000 1:11 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Hello, Could anyone explain to me the essantial difference between the words "specialty" and "speciality" AS IN CURRENT USE (not historically). Thank you Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Specialty / Speciality #1450 04/14/2000 1:25 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York It may not be this simple, but I think the difference is merely American (specialty) vs British (speciality) English. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Specialty / Speciality #1451 04/14/2000 1:30 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass try this hot link, it seems helpful: http://www.eeicommunications.com/eye/special.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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