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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Pronunciation of NEW and NEWS in American English

According to the dictionary i have, the words 'new' and 'news' are pronounced like 'nu:' and 'nu:z' in American English. But i realize on VOA that they're pronounced like 'nju:' and 'nju:z' in British English. So can everybody here explain this situation to me? Maybe i've made a mistake.
  

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I think it is as much a personal/regional thing as it is a national one. I'm AmE and I say 'nu:' and 'nu:z' — that's all I can tell you for sure.

— Mister Micawber

  • I think it is as much a personal/regional thing as it is a national one.
  • I'm AmE and I say 'nu:' and 'nu:z' — that's all I can tell you for sure.
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I think it is as much a personal/regional thing as it is a national one. I'm AmE and I say 'nu:' and 'nu:z' — that's all I can tell you for sure.
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Even though yod-dropping is part of American dialects, words like news is heard with the yod. Second, some America dialects have a different diphthong for "ew" sound, which sounds like a yod.
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Even in the UK, you'll find "news" pronounced as either "nooz" or "nyooz", the former being heard more in parts of the Midlands and East Anglia.

BillJ
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