Runglish

[Dennis R. Preston]

Nope; no final sibilant in Russian, and in Polish is just ends in
three consonants  - barszcz /rSC/.

dInIs

PS: Ron, good try for a non-Slav.

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>In a message dated 9/13/07 9:17:53 AM, preston at MSU.EDU writes:
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>>  Betcha can't get four. Even English speakers have /str/ (although
>>  admittedly not /mst/).
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>>  dInIs
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>Well, there is [borStS] 'beet soup'
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