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FAQs Meetyourpresenters MeettheAWCteam Getyourweeklynewsletter Contactus SPECIALEVENTS RECENTREVIEWS FURIOUSFICTION LOGIN CONTACT Noproductsinthecart. $0.00 Cart Q&A:Specialityvsspecialty DeanKoorey September27,2017 Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonpinterest Shareonlinkedin Shareonwhatsapp Shareonemail Shareonprint EachweekhereattheAustralianWriters’Centre,wedissectanddiscuss,contortandretort,askandgaspattheEnglishlanguageandallitsrules,regulationsandridiculousness.It’sacelebrationoflanguage,masqueradingasapassive-aggressivewhingeaboutwordsandweirdness.Thisweekwecoveringourspecialtysubject… Q:HiAWC,Ihaveaquestionaboutteaanddoctors. A:Ohreally.IsthisEarlGrey’sAnatomy? Q:We’llmaketheterriblejokesaroundherethankyouverymuch. A:Sorry. Q:That’sokay.Now,it’saboutsomethingcommontobothofthem. A:Um,they…ah…bothhavebags? Q:Nope. A:Er…theybothmakeyoufeelbetter? Q:That’snotbad.Butno.Lastguess. A:Okay.Well,theybothofferstandardboxedtypesandmoreherbalvarieties? Q:Cute,butno.Fungamethough.We’llplayagainlater. A:Ohgreat. Q:Myquestionwasabouttheword“specialty”–asin“specialtyteas”oradoctorthathasobstetricsasher“specialty”. A:Aha–great.Thesequestionsarejustourspeciality. Q:Wait,youwrote“speciality”withanextra“i”.Soareyousayingthatbothmeanthesamething? A:Both“specialty”and“speciality”arethesameindescribingateaorsomeoneonaquizshowwitha“specialty/specialitysubject”… Q:Wellthisisallveryconfusing. A:We’resorry,haveyouandEnglishnotbeenintroduced? Q:Haha.Pointtaken. A:Let’scontinue.Thoseexampleswegavewereadjectives.Butit’salsoanoun.Forexample:“Thesequestionsaremyspecialty/speciality.”OR“Thefashionlabel’sspecialty/specialityistaffetadresses”… Q:Whoa,the1980scalledandwantsyourpromdressback. A:Anotherexamplemightbearestaurantthatservesanumberoflocalspecialties/specialities. Q:Soiftheymeanthesamething,howdoIchoosewhichtouse? A:Geography.TheUSisnaturallyafanoftheshorterversion–using“specialty”foreverything.Meanwhile,theUKliketoaddalittlemore“i”candy–favouring“speciality”forbothnounsandadjectives. Q:AndAustralia? A: MacquarieDictionary listsbothspellings–butitwouldseemAustralianstendtofollowtheAmericanswiththeshorterversion.Youseeitalotwhentalkingaboutshoppingmallscontaining55“specialtystores”,forexample. Q:WhatIloveiswhenoneofthosespecialtystoresisinfactaSPECIALTEAspecialtystore!Hilarious. A:Quite. Q:Buttorecap,youCANuseeither? A:Yes.Withonenotableexception. Q:What’sthat? A:Itseemsthatthedefinitionthatdescribes“abranchofmedicineorsurgery”isbecominguniversallyaccepted(eveninUK)astheshortform“specialty”.MacquarieDictionary backsthisup,althoughnoteverydictionaryagreesjustyet. Q:Okay.Butforeverythingelse,I’mjustgoingtogowithhowitsoundsinmyhead. A:Goodplan–justtrytobeconsistent. Q:Thanks,it’sbeenspecial.So,gotanymorethingsthatdoctorsandteahaveincommon? A:They’rebothfullofcaffeine! Q:Oh,veryclever. A:Wouldyouliketohaveatry? Q:Sorry,notmycupoftea. Ifyouhaveagrammargripeorpunctuationpuzzlethatyou’dlikeustoexplore,replyandtellusallaboutit. 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