Cluster reduction ; phonetic blog

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.usage.english/c/YKbIrjCxxPA/m/MGYlpSbhcNAJ

Cluster reduction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_reduction 

"five-sixths" -> a final cluster with a long [s:] /fayv sɪkss/ (same thread, next reply, about 'never') 



http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pronunciation-phonetics/101077-t-sound-american-english.html /T/ sound



aw, chucks
http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2010/01/aw-shucks.html
THOUGHT
CAUGHT

ɔː /ɔ/

 

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