Hacker News Reader

Wszystko and Lewandowski both are subjected to the same principle, namely: in Polish consonant clusters, including across a word boundary, the obstruents are all voiced or all voiceless.[1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_phonology#Voicing_and_d...

View on HN

I wonder if there is a rule that lets people get away with "Lewandoski" :)

There is, it’s called „dialekt małopolski” ;)

Ej, co kurwa? Jeszcze mi powiesz że wychodzi się na dwór a nie na pole ;)

Rule of thumb of consonant clusters in mos languages: break the cluster. Don't try to pronounce "VSK" directly. Instead, split it and add different parts to syllables before and after: Le-van-dov-ski. Adding "ski" after the word is much easier than dealing with three consonants in a row

Yup, thanks, that's the rule.

I think I should change the 99.99% in my original post to 98%

I wouldn't be so strict with it to be honest — it is still a rule that is internally consistent, and as far as I know it lacks any significant exceptions.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com