-SS -> -ST?

[Benjamin Barrett]

Chest for chess is an item I recall from childhood. BB

GLL wrote:
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> My sister heard someone ask "Have you ever been to Paris-t?"
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> She said she believed that since '-st' is much more common than '-ss' in
> English, that people slip into it, such as in 'across-t the street.'
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> Comments?
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