Michael Everson wrote:
"The pronuncuation ['juni:ko:d] with [i:] or [i] instead of schwa irritates
me a lot. No one would pronounce "universe" with an [i]."
I beg to differ; "universe" is commonly pronounced with a short [i] in the
English Midlands.
Charles Cox
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