Pronounciation of ju(i)ce

[Fan of Arabian horses]

Hi!

Would anybody please tell (inform) me whether the "i" in juice is spoken or omitted.

Thanks in advance!

Michael

[Snezana]

Michael,

juice is pronounced like /d3u:s/
as Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary suggests.

Enjoy drinking the same!

Snezana
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[prezbucky]

joose

"Juice" rhymes with "loose"
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[Jamie (K)]

Same thing with "fruit" and "suit".

I always know I need a vacation when I start getting furious at beginning students who say "fru-It".

[Conchita]

[Alan]

Which 'whereabouts' are they, Conchita? Have you been and gorn all posh?

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[Conchita]

Oh dear! Well, I just meant this side of the pond, Alan.

(Sometimes I wish I could really 'hear myself' -- with different ears, that is!)

[Jamie (K)]

[Yankee]

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Newt rhymes with suit and fruit in the US, too.
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[Conchita]

Cripes, Yanks, you got me there!

OK, replace 'newt' with 'cute', then. How's that now?

[prezbucky]

...and in canada...

about

hehe

"aboot"
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[prezbucky]

down here (in the South) many people pronounce "suite" as "suit":

"I bought a new bedroom suite ("suit") today."

...they're not talking about clothing.

That irks me.
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[Conchita]

One of my first encounters with the word 'suite' was in the film title 'California suite'. I first pronounced it /sju:t/ until I heard a Scottish friend of mine say it properly (as 'sweet'). I don't know if my mispronunciation irked her, though!

[prezbucky]

Yeah

My understanding is that a "sweet" (suite) is a room (as in "hotel suite") or a group of furniture in a room.

A "soot" (suit) is something that's worn.

Call me Mr. Obvious. hehe
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[Alan]

Hi Conchita,

Thought you might be interested in the following I just heard on a light entertainment radio programme, knowing your interest in accents:

Question: What is the definition of 'sex'?

Answer: It's where the Queen keeps her coal.

A
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