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Feb 03, 2014 5:15 am
I've been noticing a proliferation of the pronunciation of street as shtreet, strong as shtrong, etc. Have you noticed this too? If so, why this pronunciation? Why the increase? A regionalism? Any other insights you might be able to share about this phenomenon would be great.
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Feb 03, 2014 7:07 am
I have not noticed that at all. It seems to me like some actor affecting wearing denture.
Feb 03, 2014 9:20 am
It is fairly common, and not so new. It is a kind of palatalization in certain phonetic contexts. It is often associated with urban dialects in the USA. We have discussed similar topics before.