# How do you pronounce particular? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436 "2011-03-29T22:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/21 "2011-03-30T22:22:41Z")
So how does Obama say it? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/22 "2011-03-30T22:55:52Z")
par-tick-yu-lar with the stress on the second syllable. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/23 "2011-03-30T23:30:40Z")
Par-tick-yu-ler And while I know that that not pronouncing the “y” sound (“par-tick-oo-lar”) is a perfectly acceptable and comprehensible variation, it’s like nails on a chalkboard for me. It’s a completely irrational reaction, but it’s just a really grating sound. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/24 "2011-03-30T23:33:16Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> IMHO. Because that’s where threads of this par-tic-u-lar type go. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/25 "2011-03-31T05:58:35Z")
I missed the important part of the OP: To be honest, I tend to think of “par-tick-ler” as a Black pronunciation. It wouldn’t surprise me if it were part of AAVE. If this is a Chicago pronunciation, I haven’t noticed it from anyone I know from that area. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/26 "2011-03-31T06:33:38Z")
Pɑr tɪk yu lɵr, pɑr tɪk yə lɵr, pɑr tɪk yə lər, or pər tɪk yə lər, depending how precise I’m being when I’m speaking. Usually the last, I’ll be honest. However, despite it being there when I’m speaking, no matter how lazy my pronunciation gets, dropping the y-started syllable doesn’t much bother me - I have a real hard time saying it, but it’s not that weird to hear. (FTR, I didn’t really have issue with Bush’s pronunciation of nuclear, either.) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/27 "2011-03-31T21:53:40Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > (FTR, I didn’t really have issue with Bush’s pronunciation of nuclear, either.) UGH! I wanted to punch him in the face every time he said it. ---
**Author:** ![uzerid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/47e85d/32.png) [@uzerid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uzerid)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/28 "2011-03-31T21:56:46Z")
depending on accent , the british would say PA-TTY-C-U-L-E ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/29 "2011-03-31T22:22:41Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > … yu … yə That should be ju and jə. I was so concerned with getting the vowels right, I forgot to make sure I was using the right characters for the consonants. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436/30 "2011-04-02T09:53:30Z")
With my accent, it usually sounds like per-tick-yu-ler. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-particular/576436.md?page=1)