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t + yu = chu
It's common in many English dialects to turn a 't' in front of the 'y' sound into a 'ch'. (CBC seem to consider it proper, although relatively few people in Canada pronounce things that way.) I wasn't aware that some regions in America do the same, but considering the size of the country, I guess it shouldn't be a surprise.
My vowels are from Chicago's South Side so Saturday comes out as 'sAdderday', with the first vowel very strong. My time in NY and teaching British English gets me dropping the 'r' from time to time.
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