In English the closure for the second stop is made before the release of the first," forming a further obstacle to the airstream if the second closure is at a more advanced point, e.g. /t/ + /p/ in white post, or checking the air ...
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This eighth edition has been updated to describe General British (GB) as the principal accent, rather than RP, and the accompanying transcriptions have been brought into line with recent changes in pronunciation.
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