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This is just wrong. It is a common phonological process for voiced sibilants to become voiceless before voiceless consonants. JMGN (talk) 10:48, 18 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
- It depends on whether the aspiration is retained in /t/. /z/ becomes /s/ in newspaper, but is the /p/ still aspirated? I think it usually is. Nardog (talk) 11:22, 18 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
- I agree that "pain staking" is the way I would have broken down this word, based merely on pronunciation and without contemplating "pains taking" as a possible underlying meaning. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 11:37, 18 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
- What meaning of stake though? JMGN (talk) 20:19, 19 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Any academic reference to support your statement? JMGN (talk) 20:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
- FYI, this was added by an anonymous user with this edit. The only question is: is this attested by any relevant source? 79.95.86.95 08:56, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply