Runglish

[Dennis R. Preston]

Betcha can't get four. Even English speakers have /str/ (although
admittedly not /mst/).

dInIs

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>Dennis Preston wrote:
>>  Guess Russians just can't handle CCC.
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>Erm. My Russian instructor in college was named Mstislav Kostruba.
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>Jim Parish
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
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