BritSpeech

Received Pronunciation

The retained Y

/juː/as in tune

Tune and news keep the Y, so tune is tyoon, not toon.

Common habit

toon

British

tyoon

What gives you away

Dropping the Y, so tune, news and duke become toon, nooz and dook.

How to fix it

Slip a tiny y in before the oo. Tune is t-yoon, not toon.

Practise words

tunenewsdukeTuesdaynewstupid

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