Intentional and Specific

Intentional

Intentional adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.

Specific and intentional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specific" instead an adjective "Intentional".

Specific

Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.

Intentional and specific are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intentional" instead an adjective "Specific".

Both words in one sentence

  • Art-Style Dissonance It can be intentional (a specific way for the author to get their point across) or unintentional, in which case it is often jarring.
  • America Won World War II In this specific case, however, it's probably less an intentional use of this trope, and more paralleling the singleplayer games.
  • As Long as It Sounds Foreign An intentional (as in "it actually fulfills a specific purpose") example is the German Language movie Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland.
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