• Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Snail, small, three, press, change. I could keep going.

    I’ve never heard of that rule. There are a few combos that are basically always that way though: pt, gn, and kn come to mind.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      4 hours ago

      And then there are the cases where two consonants combine to form another sound entirely: ph, ch, sh, th.