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Originally Posted by Buckeyephan
In the grand scope of things, this is really trivial but still makes my ears hurt. There seems to be a trend for those on TV and elsewhere to substitute "sht" for the blend "st." On the news tonight, I heard shtreet, shtrong, firsht, wesht and others. Maybe it is the speech therapist in me that cringes every time I hear this. Thanks for listening.
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OMG - I thought I was the only one who finds this annoying. I even fired off an email to WFTV several years ago asking them if they paid their announcers extra for inserting "h's" where they didn't belong. My personal opinion is that if your job is to report traffic conditions and you can't properly pronounce "street" you need to find a different job.
Years ago I worked with 2 young people who had tongue piercings, and both of them did the "sht" thing. I assumed it was related to the metal ball in their mouths. It may have started out that way, but now I think it's more of a trendy thing. I especially hate "reshtaurant" - have never eaten in a "reshtaurant" and never will.