the word often has no hard Tee—it isn’t a pirate ship, for heaven’s sake–and unless you mean as often as: of 10 X, skip your hearties…
 
 
if you find your lips forming the “buh” sound at any time when pronouncing subtlety, you’ve missed the point…
 
 
singers hit the G note, it isn’t pronounced in the word. A good voice is enough “gear” for any singer.
 
 
Partial. It’s a denture. Partially complete or partly whole, everything else is a near miss!
 
 
finally–amongst, amidst, and whilst. The st doesn’t disguise these poor choices, nor change their meaning. It’s posturing, a word that does require the st combination.