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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

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.
  • 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.
  • 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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