Re: Consonant clusters (was Citation forms of words,and the cynicism required to study Georgian)

Quoting Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>:

> Pavel Iosad wrote:
> > > (Somehow, the more extreme examples in English phonology -- "two
> > > sixths [t_hu: sIksTs]" -- never seem to come up in these
> discussions.)
> >
> > Indeed. The same word you cite is the one I try avoiding in English
> :-)
>
> Does anyone actually pronounce the first s in that cluster?  I say
> [sIkTs]
I know people who do. Sometimes, when I'm feeling particularly
pedantic, I also say it. I don't fault those who don't, however.

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