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degrees of dislike 1.I don't particularly(really) like my job. 2.I particularly(really) don't like my job. Is 1 and 2 the same? or is 2 implies a higher degree of dislike than 1? Thank you very much!

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2 is more severe than 1 1. I don't particularly like my job. - I don't like my job but I can put up with it. 2. I particularly don't like my job. - I don't like my job and it is a major factor of your life.
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Yes, in the second sentence the emphasis would be on the word really. I REALLY don't like my job. In the first sentence there is no emphasis on any word so the speaker is showing a lesser degree of dislike for his/her job.
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If neither of these options is showing the degree of dislike you are trying describe, the statment below might work better for a stronger meaning. I f@#$ing hate my job!
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I thinks it's better to use really instead of particularly. when you use particularly, you mention that in a subject, field or area you don't like something. for example: I don't like my job particularly because of its salary. 1 and 2 have different meanings: in 2 you may have a lot of things that you don't like which one of the important things is your job. native speakers may help us to understand better.
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Yes. Switching the two words like in the latter sentence does indicate stronger antipathy. The adverb in the first sentence modifies the verb LIKE; whereas in the second one, the adverb addresses the verb DON'T.

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