Re: Many consonants

From: "Nik Taylor" <fortytwo@...>
> Muke Tever wrote:
> > Odd, I would have "latchstring" with [tSstSr]
>
> Are you sure about that [Ss] cluster?  I'd tend to say something like
> [tSt(S)r], where (S) is meant to indicate a momentary sound that's
> something like [S], altho I don't think it actually *is* [S].
>
> Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if it's even more reduced in normal
> speech.
I'm pretty sure about the [Ss]... It might be problematic otherwise, but it does
come across a syllable boundary, so it's not horribly off.

    *Muke!