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> 'news' rhymes with 'pews' This must be a regional thing. I've never heard someone pronounce "news" as "nyooze". "Pews" is pronounced that way, however.

• robin_reala 6y ago
  Default en-GB pronunciation is njuːz.
  • function_seven 6y ago
    Wow, what a blind spot I have. Of course. When I imagine a Briton saying it, I hear that pronunciation. I'm en-US, obviously :)
    • OJFord 6y ago
      Ah, well, I neglected to think/realise AmE was generally 'nooze' too... So I might have to retract 'most dialects' (at least in the way I meant it which was counting speakers rather than distinct dialects). The other form you often see this in is long 'u's being 'oo' rather than (as I would say) roughly 'ew'. (Duplicate, repudiate, muse, etc.)
      • bobthepanda 6y ago
        Are you from the Northeast US? I pronounce news rhyming with pews that way.
        • OJFord 6y ago
          Southwest England. (Ha, really.)
    • silicon2401 6y ago
      How do you pronounce 'news'? As an american I've only ever heard it as 'nyooz'. Do you say 'nooz'?
      • function_seven 6y ago
        Yup. Rhymes with "booze", "snooze", "ooze", and "screws". ... and "lose" to bring this full circle.
        • silicon2401 6y ago
          That's fascinating. Thanks for sharing, I had no idea other Americans say 'nooz'instead of 'nyooz' as I say