How to pronounce news in American English
NOOZ
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Americans pronounce news as NOOZ (/nuz/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "news" sounds like NOOZ.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as NOOZ.
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"Do you have proof that this news is true?"
doo yoo hav PROOF dhuht dhihs NOOZ ihz TROO
"Have you been following the news about the upcoming elections?"
hav yoo bihn FAH·loh·uhng dhuh NOOZ uh·BOWT dhee UHP·kuh·muhng uh·LEHK·shuhnz
"He was glad to receive the good news."
hee wuhz GLAD tuh ruh·SEEV dhuh GUUD NOOZ
"I heard you are expecting your first child which is wonderful news!"
ahy HURD yoo er uhk·SPEHK·tuhng yer FURST CHAHYLD wihch ihz WUHN·der·fuhl NOOZ
"I'm hoping for some good news soon."
ahym HOH·puhng fer suhm GUUD NOOZ SOON
"No new news is nice news now."
NOH noo NOOZ ihz NAHYS NOOZ NOW
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Is the American pronunciation of "news" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "NOOZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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