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HeathKernandez
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FebRUary
are you guilty of pronouncing it feBUary?
I hate to say it but I am at times.
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Posted 2/7/08 6:33 PM |
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Candy Girl
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Member since 11/07 6349 total posts
Name: erin
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Re: FebRUary
Not me! I always stress the RU.
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Posted 2/7/08 6:34 PM |
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sunnygirl
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Name: D
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Re: FebRUary
i have always said febuary but i always spell it february, it think it just sounds weird when said correctly
i have to add i don't say feb oo ary i say feb you ary
Message edited 2/7/2008 6:38:10 PM.
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Posted 2/7/08 6:35 PM |
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Re: FebRUary
I say it right.
I hate hearing Fe-Boo-erry!!
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Posted 2/7/08 6:36 PM |
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HeathKernandez
Our Ron is an awesome Ron

Member since 4/07 9091 total posts
Name: baby fish mouth
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by sunnygirl
i have always said febuary but i always spell it february, it think it just sounds weird when said correctly
i have to add i don't say feb oo ary i say feb you ary
that's what I mean Feb-you-ary.
I'm guilty of pronouncing it that way
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Posted 2/7/08 6:40 PM |
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Kara
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Member since 3/07 13217 total posts
Name: They call me "Tater Salad"
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by sunnygirl
i have always said febuary but i always spell it february, it think it just sounds weird when said correctly
i have to add i don't say feb oo ary i say feb you ary
Same.
I actually think both feb oo ary and feb RU ary sound affected... but it's probably b/c I'm just so used to hearing people say feb you ary.
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Posted 2/7/08 6:41 PM |
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itkocak
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Re: FebRUary
Message edited 11/17/2011 2:11:19 PM.
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Posted 2/7/08 6:49 PM |
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Kara
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
From Dictionary.com ~
Although the variant pronunciation (feb'yoo-er'e) is often censured because it doesn't reflect the spelling of the word, it is quite common in educated speech and is generally considered acceptable. The loss of the first r in this pronunciation can be accounted for by the phonological process known as dissimilation, by which similar sounds in a word tend to become less similar. In the case of February, the loss of the first r is also owing to the influence of January, which has only one r.
So either one is correct. Sweet.
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Posted 2/7/08 7:20 PM |
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Juliet
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Member since 5/05 5913 total posts
Name: Juliet
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Re: FebRUary
I say Feb U ary. I actually had someone say that it is the "uneducated" way to say it and I was really annoyed. All of my teachers always said it that way, how was I supposed to know the difference? And now if I change, I will be called pretentious.
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Posted 2/7/08 7:28 PM |
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Gatsbygirl
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
I say it right.
I hate hearing Fe-Boo-erry!!
Me, too! It's almost as bad as Li-berry!
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Posted 2/7/08 7:53 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: FebRUary
I have always said Feb u ary.
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Posted 2/7/08 7:54 PM |
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LaurenExp
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Re: FebRUary
I try to stick to FeBRUary, but lots of times I do the FeBYOUary. It doesn't bother me either way. But I have to say, I don't like LIBERRY at all...and I hate jeWLEry. It's jeWELry.
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Posted 2/7/08 7:56 PM |
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ml110
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Re: FebRUary
i say feb-you-ary.... lol glad to read that its considered acceptable 
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Posted 2/7/08 8:07 PM |
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Disneygirl
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Name: D
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Re: FebRUary
If I pronounced every word exactly as it is supposed to be said it would take me about 10mins to complete a sentence.
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Posted 2/7/08 8:13 PM |
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Juliet
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Name: Juliet
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by Gatsbygirl
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
I say it right.
I hate hearing Fe-Boo-erry!!
Me, too! It's almost as bad as Li-berry!
Librarians nightmare! I HATE when I hear people on their cell phones here at the library telling friends they are at the Li-berry
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Posted 2/7/08 8:30 PM |
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HeathKernandez
Our Ron is an awesome Ron

Member since 4/07 9091 total posts
Name: baby fish mouth
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by Kara
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
From Dictionary.com ~
Although the variant pronunciation (feb'yoo-er'e) is often censured because it doesn't reflect the spelling of the word, it is quite common in educated speech and is generally considered acceptable. The loss of the first r in this pronunciation can be accounted for by the phonological process known as dissimilation, by which similar sounds in a word tend to become less similar. In the case of February, the loss of the first r is also owing to the influence of January, which has only one r.
So either one is correct. Sweet.
fer real...
i feel better...
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Posted 2/7/08 8:31 PM |
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Juliet
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Name: Juliet
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by LaurenExp
I try to stick to FeBRUary, but lots of times I do the FeBYOUary. It doesn't bother me either way. But I have to say, I don't like LIBERRY at all...and I hate jeWLEry. It's jeWELry.
I hate JewLEry and BurGAlar. It's burg lar
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Posted 2/7/08 8:31 PM |
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HeathKernandez
Our Ron is an awesome Ron

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Name: baby fish mouth
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by Gatsbygirl
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
I say it right.
I hate hearing Fe-Boo-erry!!
Me, too! It's almost as bad as Li-berry!
i think i am the ONLY person in the world who has never heard anyone (besides a 3 year old) pronounce Library as Liberry...
i'm serious, I never had
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Posted 2/7/08 8:32 PM |
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Juliet
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Name: Juliet
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Re: FebRUary
Posted by carolinep24
Posted by Gatsbygirl
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
I say it right.
I hate hearing Fe-Boo-erry!!
Me, too! It's almost as bad as Li-berry!
i think i am the ONLY person in the world who has never heard anyone (besides a 3 year old) pronounce Library as Liberry...
i'm serious, I never had
Consider yourself lucky. I hear it a lot in the library where I work
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Posted 2/7/08 8:46 PM |
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luckystars3
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Name: Julie
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Re: FebRUary
I say FebUary sometimes
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Posted 2/7/08 8:49 PM |
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