public, study,...

[Meja]

Hello!


public/ˈpʊblɪk/
study/ˈstʊdi/
luxury /ˈlʊkʃəri/

I would like to know in which dialects and parts of the UK these words are pronounced with the/ʊ/sound instead of the usual pronunciation with /ʌ/.
Can we also pronounce hurry in this way - /ˈhʊri/?

In addition, can we pronounce "my" in this way: /mi:/?

 

[teechar]

I would like to know in which dialects and parts of the UK these words are pronounced with the/ʊ/sound instead of the usual pronunciation with /ʌ/.

Can we also pronounce hurry in this way - /ˈhʊri/?

Yes, you'll hear that in many of the northern/north-east England (e.g., Yorkshire, Lancashire, Geordie) and some of the Irish accents.

In addition, can we pronounce "my" in this way: /mi:/?

That's probably not linked to a regional accent. It's just lazy/casual.

 

[Meja]

Thank you for the reply.

Is the pronunciation with /ʊ/ considered less correct/undesirable since I haven't seen it in dictionaries although I have heard it a number of times and you say that it is common in different parts of the UK?

I am not sure what you mean when you say "lazy/casual". Do you refer to situations when someone does not speak formal language? (I can hear that they pronounce it /mi:/ in the link you attached to my other post - Scouse accent.)

 

[teechar]

Is the pronunciation with /ʊ/ considered less correct/undesirable

Not to me! It's very much a natural part of the English language.

since I haven't seen it in dictionaries

Dictionaries can't cover all regional varieties and/or sometimes they're unreasonably biased.

I am not sure what you mean when you say "lazy/casual". Do you refer to situations when someone does not speak formal language?

Basically, yes.