February BrE AmE ˈfeb ru‿ər i ˈfeb ju‿, -er i; ˈfeb rʊr i, -r ə r-, -jʊr-, -jər- AmE \ ˈfeb ju er i ˈfeb ru- —The forms with j , although sometimes criticized, are often heard from educated speakers (especially AmE) and preferred by them. Casually also ˈfeb ri .
— Preference polls, American English: -ju- 64%, -ru- 36%; British English: -ru- 61%, -ju- 39%, with vowel in -ary weak 57%, strong - eri 43%.