Appropriate to
Specific to and appropriate to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specific to" instead an adjective phrase "Appropriate to".
Specific to
Appropriate to and specific to are semantically related. You can use "Appropriate to" instead an adjective phrase "Specific to".
Both terms in one sentence
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Television writers seem unable to keep clear which conventions are specific to a high school, and which are more appropriate to a college (see also Elaborate University High).
Source: High School
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