Consonant cluster simplification
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Italian phonotactics generally avoid complex consonant clusters, so the English cluster '-bs-' followed by a consonant frequently simplifies to a single '-s-' in Italian.
The English cluster '-ns-' is reduced to a single '-s-' in Italian cognates, as the nasal 'n' before an 's' is often dropped.
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