especially thanks vs especially thank

Both phrases are not correct in English. The correct phrase should be 'especially thankful'. 'Thankful' is an adjective that describes the feeling of gratitude, while 'thanks' is a noun referring to expressions of gratitude.

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especially thanks

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Thanks' is a noun and cannot be used in this context.

The correct phrase should be 'especially thankful' to convey gratitude or appreciation.

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Thank you very much for all that, but especially thanks to Ms Anna Hedh for the excellent report.
Slovakia appears to be in a relatively favourable position with regard to long-term sustainability of its public finances especially thanks to the adopted structural reforms, in particular in the pension and health areas.
The first consideration is the acknowledged importance of the audiovisual content sector in Europe's economy and society, now and in the future, and the need to take account of the new opportunities available, especially thanks to the new technologies, including digital technology.
Finally, halting deforestation is particularly important as far as developing countries are concerned, yet I gather that the European Union is now divided as to the role of forests, especially thanks to Sweden, Finland and Austria.
Thanks to your support, and especially thanks to the decision by the budgetary authority to establish a special budget line, very considerable progress has been made in connection with informing the public about the problem.
For that I especially thank Lord Inglewood.
- I especially thank my fellow citizens who join me...
As a human rights activist in my previous life I especially thank Mr Lax for this provision.
I must especially thank the rapporteurs for having done a good job.
We especially thank Mr Byrne who has been here all afternoon so that he could answer questions.
And I must especially thank Adam for a closing argument that was...
And I would like to especially thank the brave men and women of the New York City Police Department, who thwarted this plot.
It makes only minor refinements to the Commission's proposals, and we should especially thank the rapporteur for her work.
I would like to especially thank Heikki Joustie, who was involved as official representative, and who made his own splendid contribution in circumstances that were unusually awkward as far as the international situation was concerned.
I especially thank my fellow Members and Mrs Grässle and Mr Mulder for their close and excellent cooperation.
In this case I must especially thank the French Minister for Justice, Mrs Dati, for the interest she has shown in taking this issue forward beyond the established provisions to reach new, practical and effective solutions for all the Member States.
Allow me especially to thank Mr O'Shea for the excellent cooperation we had concerning the agencies.
My heartfelt thanks, especially to Mr Böge.
I want especially to thank all the co-rapporteurs and the shadow rapporteurs from all the groups.
I want especially to thank Mrs Flemming who took on the task of rapporteur for this very sensitive issue.

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especially thankful

especially thank

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Thank' is a verb and cannot be used in this context.