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You’re absolutely correct! Almost all long /u/ sounds have a /y/ pronunciation before the “u”. However there words like tune, tuna, prune, tube, rude, and blue that do not have the /y/. Unfortunately there are not any formal rules for when it is pronounced each way. Fantastic point!

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Would you add something about why Americans sometimes add a “y’ sound before “u”. For example, usual versus unusual. And why is it the YOOnited States of America instead of the OOnited States of America?

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