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Please specify vs Please clarify:

Both "please specify" and "please clarify:" are correct phrases that can be used in different contexts. They both convey a request for more information or details, but "please specify" is more commonly used when asking for specific details or parameters, while "please clarify:" is used when asking for a clearer explanation or understanding.

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Please specify

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to request specific details or parameters.

This phrase is used when asking someone to provide more specific information or details about something. It is often used in formal or professional contexts.

Examples:

Please specify the deadline for the project.
Can you please specify the requirements for the job?
I need you to specify the exact location of the meeting.

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Please specify what kind of operating aid will be granted:
Please specify the applicable maximum aid intensities:
Please specify below the types of measures.
Please specify the countries benefiting from this cooperation.
Please specify a valid due date.
Please specify a valid start date.
Please specify a valid start time.
Please specify your version of the misspelled text.
Please specify the currency:B..
Please specify a location to search in.
Please specify an absolute path in the "Look in" box.
Please specify a scan resolution larger than 0
Both fields are empty. Please specify the misspelled text and your version of it.
Please specify mechanisms used by the competent authority to raise awareness of animal health conditions regarding personal imports.
(Please specify the desired amount):
Please specify the size of your Caravan in the bookings notes.
Please specify when booking the code "Bike" with me on.
Please specify the enforcement activities carried out in your Member State (multiple replies are possible).
Please specify the nature of the procedure and the problem(s) encountered, if any.
Please specify identified improvement needs for the IT system, if any:

Alternatives:

please provide more details
please give more specifics
please be more specific

Please clarify:

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to request a clearer explanation or understanding.

This phrase is used when asking someone to explain something in a clearer or more understandable way. It is often used in situations where there is confusion or ambiguity.

Examples:

Please clarify: Are we meeting at 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.?
I'm not sure I understand your point. Can you please clarify?
Could you clarify the steps for completing this task?

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Can the Commission please clarify: 1.
Given that a high proportion of these imports were for private needs in a country with a long tradition of home-made products, can the Commission please clarify: 1.
If yes, please clarify:
Please could the Commission clarify: 1.
If you have anything to add/ clarify, please contact:
Commissioner, please clarify the Commission's position.
Can the Commission please clarify its answer E-5831/06?
Could the Commission please clarify the position?
That in itself is a contradiction so would he please clarify the matter.
Please clarify this issue, which is bringing shame upon the European Parliament.
Please clarify if necessary the availability in advance with us.
In response to enquiries from my constituents in the East Midlands can you please clarify certain provisions in Directive 70/156/EEC OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p.
Could the Council please clarify in respect of the following building projects:
Could the Commission please clarify its guidance on exemptions from the obligation to provide a universal service under Directive 97/67/EC OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p.
So please clarify, enlighten those of us who are not clever enough to understand when others speak in tongues.
Would you please clarify this because it is in no way clear from the Minutes.
Could the Commission please clarify its position on India's patent law?
If so, please clarify the types of works concerned and the aid intensity limits set.
In absence of any such legal instrument, please clarify how those activities are usually financed by the relevant authorities.
Could you please clarify whether the national Act supersedes EU Directive 1999/44/EC OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p.

Alternatives:

please explain further
please make it clearer
please elaborate

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