Parquet—pär-kā´ or pär-kĕt´. Worcester allows pär-kā´ only.
Parquette—pär-ket´, not pär-kā´.
Partner, not pardner.
Partridge, not pattrij.
Patent. The adjective is pronounced either păt´ent or pā´tent. When used as a verb or a noun it is pronounced păt´ent.
Patois—păt-wŏ´, not păt´wŏ nor păt-waw´.
Patriot—pā´tri-ot, not păt´ri-ot. Patriotic, patriotism, etc., have also the long a. Worcester gives the same with the exception of patriotic, which he pronounces both pā´tri-ot-ic and păt´ri-ot-ic.
Patron—pā´tron, not păt´ron. Patroness and patronless have also the long a.
Patronize—păt´ron-īze, not pā´tron-īze.
Patronage—păt´ron-aje, not pā´tron-aje.