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beginning with voiceless post-alveolar fricative---- / ʃ /
091---------ʃt (final) -------cashed, fished, mashed, washed
| / m / | / p / | / b / | / f / | / v / | / θ / | / ð / | / n / | / t / | / d / | |||
| / s / | / z / | / l / | / ʧ / | / ʤ / | / ʃ / | / ʒ / | / ŋ / | / k / | / g / | |||
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Note the role [optional] of / ʃ / in replacing / s / + / j / in phrases such as "this year" / ˈðɪʃɪə /. This type of assimilation is known as coalescence. See Wikipedia on Yod-coalescence.