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Another question for you fab pedants:-)

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belgo · 10/05/2009 18:35

What's the difference between specialized and specializing?

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belgo · 10/05/2009 18:45

anyone please?

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AMumInScotland · 11/05/2009 11:08

I think it would just depend what you're describing - you might be a "specialized service" or a "service specializing in X"

BlingDreaming · 11/05/2009 11:10

Yup. Specialised is an adjective and specializing is a verb (or perhaps also used as an abverb? Mmm... too long since I did English grammar at school).

belgo · 11/05/2009 15:23

I think I need specializing as it is specializing in ...
thank you!

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Bucharest · 11/05/2009 15:46

specialised =adjective
specialising= present participle of verb here used as an adjective ie describing the service. (you could for example, substitute specialising in with "which specialises in...")

senua · 11/05/2009 21:11

Can we have specialising, please; not specializing.

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