The consonant sequences /djuː/ and /tjuː/ can be pronounced in different ways. See the table below: Example Word
Formal Standard British due tube /djuː/ /tjuːb/ Contemporary Standard British /ʤuː/ /ʧuːb/ American /duː/ /tuːb/
Turning /dj/ and /tj/ into /ʤ/ and /ʧ/ is called yod-coalescence (yod = /j/). Deleting the /j/ is called yod- dropping.
Often very common words like produce and Tuesday will be pronounced with yod-coalescence (/ʤ/ and /ʧ/) whereas uncommon or formal words such as duke and Tudor will be kept as /dj/ and /tj/.
Listen to the three pronunciations of due: /djuː/ – /ʤuː/ – /duː/
Listen to the three pronunciations of tube: /tjuːb/ – /ʧuːb/ – /tuːb/
For /nj/ there are two options: Example Word new Standard British /njuː/ Standard American /nuː/
The American pronunciation is becoming more and more common in the UK. Listen to the two pronunciations of new: /njuː/ – /nuː/
