Britspeak "especially"? [was: assassination]

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/23/2011 02:07 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

>On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
> > He was not _especially_ targeted.
>
>A lapsus into Britspeak?

Wilson, I'm affronted!  No, not really.  But is this Britspeak?  I
find "he was not targeted especially" awkward.  Same with
"particularly".  And I can't say "in especial".

Joel

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