To me /fEbri/ is from England
I've heard a lot of drawn out pronunciations such as
/fEbyuweriy/ in the US where I imagine the English
have something more like /fEbw@.../ or even /fEbwri/
--at least to my ears
--- Richard Wordingham <
richard@...>
wrote:
. . .
>
> I'm not sure if Rick has answered this point, but
> *my* /febjU&ri:/ (I
> can't vouch for the Simpsons') does not have
> secondary stress, though
> I have a strong tendency to avoid tetrasyllabic
> feet.
>
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