Re: English syllable structure

Roger Mills wrote:

> Reverting to pw...-- I've heard "pueblo" pronounced [pju'Eblo]; and some BBC
> newsreaders pronounce "Nicaragua" as [nIk@'ra_gju_a], which is non-US and
> certainly non-Spanish.
A lady there was in Antigua [}n"tIgjuw@]
Who said to her mate, "What a pigua!"
        He answered, "My queen,
        "Is it manners you mean,
"Or do you refer to my figua?"

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