-SS -> -ST?

[Wilson Gray]

My mother says "once-t" and "twice-t," among other words of this type.
OTOH, she says "fis'' for "fist" and "feis" for "feist." In fact, this
sort of thing is not at all unusual in BE.

-Wilson

On 11/30/06, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> One more item I remembered last night is hearse -> hearst. My sister
> drove a hearse a few years back (as her regular car) and was
> surprised at the number of people who asked her about her "hearst".
> As I recall, it was only her telling me about all the wrong
> pronunciations that prevented me from doing the same.
>
> Benjamin Barrett
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