Asking as a non native speaker, what is it about different pronunciations of j as in San Jose and hallelujah and joy?
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Modern day English is a blend of words from many different languages and roots.
San Jose is common in english but comes from Spanish.
Hallelujah traces its origins back to hebrew.
The current pronunciation of joy traces back to old French.
Another example is fiancé. Very common in english usage but is actually a French word.
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