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It's not theoretical.

I've seen this written in two books on the Russian language, including Essentials of Russian Grammar.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0844242446.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Here's what it says in the...

This is what I mentioned before

Soft consonants can project a slight й sound onto the vowel before them.
Like in сколько the first о has a very slight й sound after it, but it is not a full ой...