Re: What do you call it

Nokta Kanto wrote:
>
> So it's /D@/ before vowels, and /Di/ before consonants...
>
> Do others here say /D@/ before "user" and "European"? I suppose it's a
> hidden semivowel 'y' at the beginning.
Right.  Same reason you say "a user" and "a European" rather than *"an
user" or *"an European"

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