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Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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How to use 'specific'

Beth teaches different ways to use 'specific'.

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As an adjective, specific can mean relating to one thing in particular.

This specific train leaves at 6.05.
Is there anything specific you'd like from the supermarket?

Also, as an adjective, specific can mean exact.

What specific benefits can you bring to our company?
Can you show me the specific place it hurts?

As a noun, specific is only used in the plural form, 'specifics'. This means relating to some exact things and not others.

We know the budget so let's talk about the specifics.
The specifics of the plan haven't been finalised yet.

We hope this specific video helps you with your English!

 

specific

The adjective specific means relating to one thing in particular. It can also mean exact. 

  • The restaurant in London is the specific place I'm talking about.
  • He asked for a specific type of soup, but I can't remember what it was! 

The plural noun specifics means relating to some exact things and not others.

  • We can work out the specifics tomorrow. We don't need the details yet. 

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