Yod dropping (dropping /y/) is an AmE phenomenon. Syllable structure plays a crucial role.
men-u
val-uable
con-tin-ue
ven-ue
vol-ume
ann-ual
Matth-ew
ex-ten-u-ate
fen-u-greek
gran-ular
man-ual
mon-u-'mental
man-u-script
pop-u-lar
a-ve-nu
en-thu-siasm
lute
suit
re-new-al
ma-nure
pe-nu-rious
mi-nute (adj)
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