One difference between British English and American English is the use of the /j/ "y" sound in words like new, due, and tune. In American English, these words only have the vowel /u/ "oo" sound: "noo, doo, toon," and in British and other dialects of English they have the glide /j/ before the /u/: "nyou, dyou, tyoun." In American English, we use the /u/ vowel in some words by itself, and in other words, we use a glide together with the /u/ vowel (/ju/). Here are some of the most common words, sorted by which sounds they use. /u/ ("oo") do, due, new, knew, school, food, room, soon, move, true, blue, moon, too, two, into, noon /ju/ ("you") you, use, view, unit, music beautiful, menu, value, useful, users university, youth, communication, continue, review, human, computer, cute, argue, amuse
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Paska
3/23/2022 07:02:02 am
Thanks for your new/knew video!
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Christine
3/23/2022 07:36:05 am
In American English, we typically use /su/ for "suitable," no /j/ sound.
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Harry Young
1/2/2023 03:02:28 am
How to say 'student' in Am. vs Br. ?
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