特別扱い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 特別扱い (とくべつあつかい) is special treatment given to someone as an exception.
• Basic usage: 一人だけ特別扱いする singles out one person unfairly; 特別扱いはしなかった denies making an exception for a newcomer.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Singling out and contrastive denial
  • だけ restricts the favored person, while はしなかった contrastively denies special treatment.