INDEX:
1. more than usual or more than others
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1. more than usual or more than others
▷ especially/particularly /ɪˈspeʃ ə li, pəʳˈtɪkjɑləʳli/ [adverb]
use this to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than any others :
▪ This disease mostly affects women, particularly women over 50.
▪ Paris is always full of tourists, especially during the summer months.
especially/particularly if/when
▪ Allow plenty of time for your visa to be processed, especially if you are applying by mail.
especially/particularly good/important/difficult etc
▪ This is a particularly good example of the problem we’ve been discussing.
▷ specially /ˈspeʃ ə li/ [adverb] spoken
especially - used in conversation :
▪ I bought it specially for you.
▪ We specially wanted to see the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre.
specially if/when
▪ You really need a car - specially when you live a long way from the nearest town.
▷ in particular /ɪn pəʳˈtɪkjɑləʳ/ [adverb]
use in particular to mention one person or thing that is more important or more interesting than all similar things :
▪ Mary loves most classical music, in particular Bach and Vivaldi.
▪ Kids in particular will love the rides and shows.
anything/anyone/anywhere etc in particular
▪ Was there anything in particular that you wanted to talk about?
▷ above all /əˌbʌv ˈɔːl/ [adverb]
use above all to emphasize that something is more important than all the other things you have mentioned :
▪ Get plenty of sleep, eat lots of good food, and above all try to relax.
▪ John felt sad, embarrassed, but above all angry that Anna could treat him like this.
▷ most of all /ˌməʊst əv ˈɔːl/ [adverb]
more than anything or anyone else :
▪ Swimming and soccer are fun, but I like dancing most of all.
▪ He was friendly and intelligent, but most of all he was a good worker.
▪ Out of everybody at school she was the person who helped me most of all.
▷ least of all /ˌliːst əv ˈɔːl/ [adverb]
especially not :
▪ She told no one, least of all her husband, what she planned to do.
▪ Nobody wants to stop you from following the career of your choice, least of all me.
▷ notably /ˈnəʊtəbli/ [adverb] formal
use this to say that someone or something is an important example of what you are talking about :
▪ The use of illegal drugs - notably marijuana - has increased in recent years.
most notably
▪ A number of respected philosophers, most notably Leibniz, criticized Newton’s theories.
▷ of all people /əv ˈɔːl ˌpiːp ə l/ [adverb] spoken
more than anyone else - use this when someone has said or done something you think is very surprising or unlikely for them to do or say :
▪ You of all people shouldn’t be calling him worthless.
▪ Why is Jennifer Stern, of all people, so important?
▷ more than anyone /ˌmɔːʳ ð ə n ˈeniwʌn/ [adverb]
more than any other person :
▪ You more than anyone should know how difficult it is to raise a child alone.
▪ Freud, more than anyone, was responsible for the establishment of psychology as a science.
▷ special/particular /ˈspeʃ ə l, pəʳˈtɪkjɑləʳ/ [adjective only before noun]
if you give special or particular care, attention, or interest to something, you give it more attention than usual or more attention than you give anything else :
special/particular care/attention/interest
▪ You should pay particular attention to spelling.
▪ Special care must be taken to reward children appropriately for good behavior.