The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #129988   Message #2921579
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
05-Jun-10 - 11:00 PM
Thread Name: so many consonants in a row esp. in songs
Subject: RE: so many consonants in a row
Sorry, Rapaire, Your German words are long, but they are merely simple words run together. The longest consonant cluster there is 'str.'

I'm not trying to reform English, just trying to get people to notice clusters and perhaps think about them when dealing with songs and poetry.

Joe F, I agree with you about us being in the middle. Those Russian words are remarkable.

About 'shrimp.' When I moved south, I was surprised to learn that many southern Americans pronouce it 'srimp.'