Runglish

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 9/13/07, RonButters at aol.com <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
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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/).
>
> Well, there is [borStS] 'beet soup'

And "texts" and "prompts" and "warmths" and "sixths" and "twelfths" and...


--Ben Zimmer

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