THERE ARE at least two words with seven consecutive consonants: 'rhythms' and 'strychnine'. Miranda Blayney, Richmond, Surrey. UNSYNCHRONISED. B. N. Tattersall, Prestbury, Lancs. IF 'CONSONANT' is ...
English bursts with consonants. We have words that string one after another, like angst, diphthong and catchphrase. But other languages keep more vowels and open sounds. And that variability might be ...