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[quote=Anonymous]People pronounce an 'x' in especially ("ex-specially") due to a phenomenon called linguistic analogy, where the brain applies the sound pattern of common "ex-" words (like expect or extra) to less common "es-" words. This "ks" sound addition is a common speech pattern, sometimes associated with regional dialects, particularly in the Southern US. [/quote]
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