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- 28-Aug-2009, 20:28 #1
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Particular Why is the word "particular" spelled "piticular"?
- 29-Aug-2009, 00:07 #2
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Re: Particular 
Originally Posted by S_J 
Why is the word "particular" spelled "piticular"?
It isn't. Where have you seen this spelling?
- 30-Aug-2009, 03:35 #3
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Re: Particular I think "particular" is pelled "Potikiulo"???
- 30-Aug-2009, 06:59 #4
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Particular Sorry am gonna rephrase my sentence... Why is the word particular PRONOUNCED as particular? Originally Posted by Anglika
- 30-Aug-2009, 09:41 #5
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Teacher Re: Particular You probably mean "Why is the word particular PRONOUNCED piticular". Originally Posted by S_J
If so, it's not a common pronunciation. The first 'i' is often a schwa.
Strangely though, it's often pronounced as written when talking about particles, as in "There is particular matter in this water".
- 30-Aug-2009, 10:33 #6
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Particular Thanks mate! 1st for correcting the sentence(which I wrote when I was totally wasted) and 2nd for the explanation. Originally Posted by Raymott
