> Huette von Ahrens <ahrenshav@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Which proves the witticism, "America and Britain: two countries 
> separated by a common language."
> 
> The problem with the English language is that for every example to prove 
> one theory, you can find at least one other example to disprove it.
> 
> duke = dyook?  puke = pyook?
> 
> How about Luke?  Or nuke?  Or fluke?  None of them are pronounced with 
> that extra vowel.  Not even in Britain.  

Of course it gets even more interesting when you add Australian English - where 'nuke' /is/ pronounced 'nyook'. :)

Emma