Runglish

[Laurence Horn]

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

or four (/rStS/), depending on your ideology.

LH

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>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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