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Guest  +  26550 Mon, 29 Mar 04 02:31 PM

Is there any rule to teach when to pronounce a consonant such as -s- in the case of "island"?

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No -s- like in Ireland.
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mirapence  +  26597 Tue, 30 Mar 04 03:40 AM
The "s" in "island" is a silent. Another example of it is the "s" in "isle", but they are not related, and there are no set rules for this.

However, a "t" as a silent appears somewhat in regularity in words where it emerges in the center of three consecutive consonents.

e.g. rustle, whistle, bristle, etc. cf. soften, christen

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