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How do you say the following words? I have:

"dwindle" - [d_ZwIndL\=]

"dwarf" - [d_Zor\f]

"dweeb" - [d_Zib]

I pronounce those as ["dwInd5=], ["dwO@`f], ["dwib], with no affrication.

Does a similar thing happen for you in words that begin with "tw"?

All plain /dw/s for me.

I have [t_Sw] for "tw". [t] and [d] become [t_S] and [d_Z] before [w], [u], [U], [r\] and [r\=] for me.

How do you pluralize "dwarf"? I have dwarves.

<<"dwindle" - [d_ZwIndL\=]

"dwarf" - [d_Zor\f]

"dweeb" - [d_Zib]>>

Hello! There's no "j" in those words, so there should be no [d_Z] sound.

Yeah, I use "dwarves" as well.