don’t like it particularly vs don’t like it in particular

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Don’t like it particularly' implies a lack of strong preference, while 'don’t like it in particular' suggests a specific dislike for something. The choice between the two depends on the intended meaning.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 3373 views

don’t like it particularly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a lack of strong preference for something. It implies a general dislike without specifying any particular reason.

Examples:

I don’t like it particularly, but I’ll eat it if there’s nothing else.
She doesn’t like it particularly, but she’ll still watch the movie with us.

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I have no Facebook page or Twitter—I don't participate in it, and I don't like it particularly. I mean, it's a form of interaction [Wallace laughs], which strikes me as extremely superficial. We're human beings; we're not robots. And face-to-face ...
I don't like it particularly. I've never been in a recording environment that has felt right; it's always a bit stifled. The only recordings I've done that I've liked, really, have been live ones—but to go into a studio, I find it very difficult to play. There's ...
JP: I don't like it particularly quiet when I'm drawing. I usually have YouTube or Twitch going on in the background, listening to people playing games I don't have as much time for anymore :). Either that or random documentaries on Netflix .
I suppose you're right about the Striped Moehog. I really don't like the look it gives , though, with the stripes. Even though it fits with how they normally draw the colour, it just doesn't look very good to me. I don't like it particularly ...

Alternatives:

don’t particularly like it
not particularly fond of it
not especially keen on it
not particularly interested in it
not particularly enthusiastic about it

don’t like it in particular

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a specific dislike for something. It implies that there is a particular reason for not liking it.

Examples:

I don’t like it in particular because of the strong smell.
She doesn’t like it in particular due to the texture.

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May 10, 2015 ... I don't disagree that Frostbite is a strong and influential unit (it's supposed to be), but I want to hear more about why you guys don't like it. In particular, I'm worried that nerfing too many units like Frostbite can cause Prismata to ...
So you can find a little feature on a bacterium that you don't like, like Staphylococcus -- I don't like it in particular, because it killed a professor friend of mine last year. It doesn't respond to antibiotics. So I don't like it. And I'm making an aptamer ...
So you can find a little feature on a bacterium that you don't like, like Staphylococcus -- I don't like it in particular, because it killed a professor friend of mine last year. Così puoi individuare una piccola caratteristica in un batterio che non ti piace ...
So you can find a little feature on a bacterium that you don't like, like Staphylococcus -- I don't like it in particular, because it killed a professor friend of mine last year. Così puoi individuare una piccola caratteristica in un batterio che non ti piace ...

Alternatives:

don’t particularly like it
not particularly fond of it
not especially keen on it
not particularly interested in it
not particularly enthusiastic about it

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don’t like it particularly vs don’t like it in particular