How do you say the word "February?"

Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:24 AM

RainCaster (10,005 posts)

1. One "r"

Short n simple

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:29 AM

Effete Snob (8,296 posts)

2. F-f-f-feb-b-b-b-brrrrrr

It’s cold out.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:31 AM

niyad (105,807 posts)

3. Feb ru ar y

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Response to niyad (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 04:05 PM

ailsagirl (22,276 posts)

33. Ditto here

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:33 AM

lastlib (21,544 posts)

4. With my hand over my mouth........

"Frrbbrrarrruhhhhhh"

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:36 AM

LakeArenal (27,724 posts)

5. Feb-ru-ar-y

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 02:02 AM

brush (50,088 posts)

6. With two Rs it's hard to say so most people just rush thru it...

and use one R.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 02:25 AM

live love laugh (12,406 posts)

7. Feh BREW ary

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 02:55 AM

ariadne0614 (1,529 posts)

8. "Feb'-roo-air-ee" without fail, for 60+decades.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 03:08 AM

TreasonousBastard (42,902 posts)

9. Nobody admits to "Feberry"?

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Response to TreasonousBastard (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 11:54 AM

Phentex (16,282 posts)

20. LOL

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 03:24 AM

electric_blue68 (13,377 posts)

10. Often Feb-u-ary....

or... By Mid February

Oh, geeeeeez, when is (real*) Spring arriving! 😬 😑

*at least most of the time the few weeks of Spring look like later Winter here in NYC early April you see stuff.
Sometimes in the it's warm enough certain leaf buds, and flowers will start up early in Feb.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 03:28 AM

fierywoman (7,282 posts)

11. With 2 r's.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 04:11 AM

BWdem4life (1,388 posts)

12. Such a brouhaha

over the pronunciation!

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Response to BWdem4life (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 06:12 AM

wnylib (20,411 posts)

14. Is that brouhaha or bouhaha?

Ha, ha.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 06:08 AM

EYESORE 9001 (24,753 posts)

13. Feb-a-ree

People know what I’m talking about

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 06:21 AM

yonder (9,432 posts)

15. Feb U for me.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 08:54 AM

sarge43 (28,868 posts)

16. One R only, the second one.

It would be interesting to see the spread. Is this a regional thing or individual?

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 09:46 AM

Emile (16,537 posts)

17. Here in the Midwest they say Febuary

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 10:54 AM

zanana1 (5,819 posts)

18. Febyooary

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Response to zanana1 (Reply #18)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 12:39 PM

Marthe48 (14,668 posts)

25. That's kind of how I say it

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Response to zanana1 (Reply #18)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:09 PM

Paladin (27,603 posts)

26. Looks and sounds right to me.

I'm way too old at this point to pronounce it any other way.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 11:30 AM

Chainfire (15,178 posts)

19. Basic grammar...

The rule is drop the R after the first B in any word starting with an F and ending in Y. I thought you all would know that...

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 11:56 AM

Phentex (16,282 posts)

21. Feb u ary chow chow chow chow chow...

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 11:57 AM

area51 (11,482 posts)

22. With 2 "r"s. n/t

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 12:07 PM

Niagara (5,551 posts)

23. I pronounce it Fabulous.

Last edited Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Only because it's a short time until spring!

But when I actually pronounce February, it's "feb RU ary".

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 12:37 PM

Marthe48 (14,668 posts)

24. Febuary

Kind of slide over the middle part

But every time I write or say February, I remember one of my grade school teachers emphasizing the correct pronunciation.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 01:24 PM

Aristus (64,285 posts)

27. 'Feb-roo-ary.'

I know it sounds snotty, but people who say 'Feb-yew-ary ' drive me crazy. It makes me think they're not very bright. I know, I know; terrible to think and say.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 02:19 PM

malthaussen (16,458 posts)

28. Both

When I was much younger, the latter, but then I learned better.

I have even, when lazy or rushed, pronounced it "Feburry."

-- Mal

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 02:26 PM

Wolf Frankula (3,540 posts)

29. Ducember

Pronounced deuce em ber.

Wolf

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Response to Wolf Frankula (Reply #29)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 08:26 PM

wnylib (20,411 posts)

37. My mother used to say Detzember.

She was raised by her aunt whose first language was German, so my mother picked up her aunt's pronunciation.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 02:27 PM

frogmarch (12,110 posts)

30. Hail Februus!

I say "feb-ru-ary" and have ever since my 4th grade teacher administered hard face slaps to students who pronounced it "feb-u-ary."

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 03:24 PM

highplainsdem (46,763 posts)

31. The pronunciation omitting the first R is also correct and more common

in the US than the traditional pronunciation.

https://theweek.com/articles/451672/whats-correct-pronunciation-february

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 03:49 PM

friend of a friend (367 posts)

32. Right now we are pronouncing it Spring.

In parts of NC, our nighttime low temperature is 10 degrees warmer than our normal daytime high.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 05:56 PM

Raine (30,034 posts)

34. Feb u ar y ... nt

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 07:47 PM

Kali (54,668 posts)

35. feb-u-wary

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 08:08 PM

LuckyCharms (15,942 posts)

36. Feb-You-Ary

For some reason, it's difficult for me to pronounce Feb-Ru-Ary.

I also pronounce potato as Pa-Tay-Da and tomato as Ta-May-Da.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 09:20 PM

Different Drummer (6,921 posts)

38. Feb-u-ary.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 12:33 AM

UTUSN (69,010 posts)

39. feb-biu-arry - wrong, I'm sure.

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 11:28 AM

Doc_Technical (3,411 posts)

40. I remember Walter Cronkite..

at the close of his news broadcast, had this issue
as a subject for discussion, and concluded that one
pronounce the word with two rs.

https://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfFebruary/bqgvvr/post.htm

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Response to wnylib (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 02:28 PM

edbermac (15,793 posts)

42 replies	Author	Time	Post
How do you say the word "February?" (Original post)	wnylib	Feb 2023	OP
One "r"	RainCaster	Feb 2023	#1
F-f-f-feb-b-b-b-brrrrrr	Effete Snob	Feb 2023	#2
Feb ru ar y	niyad	Feb 2023	#3
Ditto here	ailsagirl	Feb 2023	#33
With my hand over my mouth........	lastlib	Feb 2023	#4
Feb-ru-ar-y	LakeArenal	Feb 2023	#5
With two Rs it's hard to say so most people just rush thru it...	brush	Feb 2023	#6
Feh BREW ary	live love laugh	Feb 2023	#7
"Feb'-roo-air-ee" without fail, for 60+decades.	ariadne0614	Feb 2023	#8
Nobody admits to "Feberry"?	TreasonousBastard	Feb 2023	#9
LOL	Phentex	Feb 2023	#20
Often Feb-u-ary....	electric_blue68	Feb 2023	#10
With 2 r's.	fierywoman	Feb 2023	#11
Such a brouhaha	BWdem4life	Feb 2023	#12
Is that brouhaha or bouhaha?	wnylib	Feb 2023	#14
Feb-a-ree	EYESORE 9001	Feb 2023	#13
Feb U for me.	yonder	Feb 2023	#15
One R only, the second one.	sarge43	Feb 2023	#16
Here in the Midwest they say Febuary	Emile	Feb 2023	#17
Febyooary	zanana1	Feb 2023	#18
That's kind of how I say it	Marthe48	Feb 2023	#25
Looks and sounds right to me.	Paladin	Feb 2023	#26
Basic grammar...	Chainfire	Feb 2023	#19
Feb u ary chow chow chow chow chow...	Phentex	Feb 2023	#21
With 2 "r"s. n/t	area51	Feb 2023	#22
I pronounce it Fabulous.	Niagara	Feb 2023	#23
Febuary	Marthe48	Feb 2023	#24
'Feb-roo-ary.'	Aristus	Feb 2023	#27
Both	malthaussen	Feb 2023	#28
Ducember	Wolf Frankula	Feb 2023	#29
My mother used to say Detzember.	wnylib	Feb 2023	#37
Hail Februus!	frogmarch	Feb 2023	#30
The pronunciation omitting the first R is also correct and more common	highplainsdem	Feb 2023	#31
Right now we are pronouncing it Spring.	friend of a friend	Feb 2023	#32
Feb u ar y ... nt	Raine	Feb 2023	#34
feb-u-wary	Kali	Feb 2023	#35
Feb-You-Ary	LuckyCharms	Feb 2023	#36
Feb-u-ary.	Different Drummer	Feb 2023	#38
feb-biu-arry - wrong, I'm sure.	UTUSN	Feb 2023	#39
I remember Walter Cronkite..	Doc_Technical	Feb 2023	#40
Feb you erry	edbermac	Feb 2023	#41
Correctly.	Conjuay	Feb 2023	#42

1. One "r"

2. F-f-f-feb-b-b-b-brrrrrr

3. Feb ru ar y

33. Ditto here

4. With my hand over my mouth........

5. Feb-ru-ar-y

6. With two Rs it's hard to say so most people just rush thru it...

7. Feh BREW ary

8. "Feb'-roo-air-ee" without fail, for 60+decades.

9. Nobody admits to "Feberry"?

20. LOL

10. Often Feb-u-ary....

11. With 2 r's.

12. Such a brouhaha

14. Is that brouhaha or bouhaha?

13. Feb-a-ree

15. Feb U for me.

16. One R only, the second one.

17. Here in the Midwest they say Febuary

18. Febyooary

25. That's kind of how I say it

26. Looks and sounds right to me.

19. Basic grammar...

21. Feb u ary chow chow chow chow chow...

22. With 2 "r"s. n/t

23. I pronounce it Fabulous.

24. Febuary

27. 'Feb-roo-ary.'

28. Both

29. Ducember

37. My mother used to say Detzember.

30. Hail Februus!

31. The pronunciation omitting the first R is also correct and more common

32. Right now we are pronouncing it Spring.

34. Feb u ar y ... nt

35. feb-u-wary

36. Feb-You-Ary

38. Feb-u-ary.

39. feb-biu-arry - wrong, I'm sure.

40. I remember Walter Cronkite..

41. Feb you erry

42. Correctly.