Runglish

[Dennis Preston]

I meant four in Russian; of course English is silly.

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>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/).
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>>  Well, there is [borStS] 'beet soup'
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>And "texts" and "prompts" and "warmths" and "sixths" and "twelfths" and...
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
Morrill Hall 15-C
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48864 USA

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