olga55  +  661399 Tue, 03 Feb 09 04:05 AM Hi! I’ve got a question as for the correct usage of “ special needs” in this excerpt: “Sure. First thing you should know is that all copying is self-service. That means you do your own copying. Unless, of course, you have special needs, like some kind of special  copying job. Then, you can get assistance from the reference desk. “   What is special needs mean here? I have an association with disabled people, when somebody talks about “special needs” .  What is meant by” special needs” Thank you! olga55 Joined on Wed, Jun 18 2008 Full Member 150 Usages, Business, References, Career

	Avangi  +  661401 Tue, 03 Feb 09 04:13 AM Hi, I understand where you're coming from.  I've had the same association.  But this is a different sense of the expression  -   more generic, less politically correct. As your quote says, "like some kind of special copying job."  Your project is not routine, run-of-the-mill.  Perhaps your master is very faint and your copies are illegible.  Or perhaps you're having trouble with oversize masters, and can't figure out how to reduce the image to fit your paper.  Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,180 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier