tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post4796267196837250802..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: a quiz on letter-sound correspondences - no. 2Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-60411757844810961732012-04-04T17:39:06.380+01:002012-04-04T17:39:06.380+01:00Well, the textbooks usually say (IIRC) that X corr...Well, the textbooks usually say (IIRC) that X corresponds to /gz/ only where it precedes the stressed vowel (and the word is not stress-initial), for example in "exist".<br /><br />I think that my pronounciation generally follows that rule, although it's not unusual these days to hear /gz/ after the stressed vowel, for example in "exit".vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.com