Re: USAGE: syllables

Quoting JS Bangs <jaspax@...>:

> David Starner sikyal:
>
> > JS Bangs inscribes:
> > > "Vroom" is peculiar because
> > > it's onomatopoetic, and "sphere" is just an exception.
> >
> > Why is sphere /sfear/ = s + fear an exception?
>
> What other words begin with a sequence of two fricatives? Onset
> clusters
> with /s/ are always s + stop, except for this word.
Sphinx?

                                                  Andreas