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The phrase "a particular affection for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a specific fondness or liking for someone or something.
Example: "She has a particular affection for classical music, often attending concerts and recitals."
Alternatives: "a special fondness for" or "a distinct love for".
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She has a particular affection for puns.
(I have a particular affection for that title).
But he had a particular affection for Chinapol.
Troubadour Stan Rogers had a particular affection for the region.
Breton himself, who died in 1966, had a particular affection for Oceanic and Native American art.
Other than Benji, is there any character here you have a particular affection for?
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Turkey is a NATO ally, and its government hasn't recently shown any particular affection for free speech online.
Amazon started as a place to buy books, not because CEO Jeff Bezos has any particular affection for books but because they were "easy to pack and hard to damage".
So we are impressed with Germany, but we don't have any particular affection for it or its people.
If "Monsieur Beaucaire" is not part of the lineup, quite a few other Hope classics are, including this critic's favorite, "Son of Paleface," screening on Aug. 9, 10 and 12. Did Hope have any particular affection for the movies?
We took an immediate liking to each other and he began writing for me, more I always thought out of a lifelong compulsion to irritate the New York Times, which he'd long been convinced had had it in for him, than for any particular affection for the Los Angeles Times.
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