Palatalization of the initial "s" in words starting with "st"str-"

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Pronouncing Palatalization of the initial "s" in words starting with the sound of "sh""st-"

Sometimes I hear that native speakerspeakers pronounce the starting s withs at the soundbeginning of sha word as [ʃ]. For example, words like straightstraight as [ʃtreɪt], struggle. They start the word with the sound of sh instead of pureor sstruggle as [ʃtrʌɡl]. It sounds like German words.

Is it a kind of accent amongcertain English dialectsdialect, a specific accent, or just personal accentan idiolect?

Pronouncing "s" with the sound of "sh"

Sometimes I hear that native speaker pronounce the starting s with the sound of sh. For example, words like straight, struggle. They start the word with the sound of sh instead of pure s. It sounds like German words.

Is it a kind of accent among English dialects or just personal accent?

Palatalization of the initial "s" in words starting with "st-"

Sometimes I hear native speakers pronounce the s at the beginning of a word as [ʃ]. For example, straight as [ʃtreɪt], or struggle as [ʃtrʌɡl]. It sounds like German words.

Is it a certain English dialect, a specific accent, or just an idiolect?