tˈʌk stˈɪtʃᵻz ɑːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli nˌɑːt wˈɜːkt nˈɛkst tʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ʌnlˈɛs ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ pˈɜːl stˈɪtʃ bᵻtwˈiːn, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈɪb pˈætɚn, ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz ðə tˈʌk lˈuːps wɪl dʒˈʌst kɹiːˈeɪt lˈɔŋ flˈoʊts.
Tuck stitches are generally not worked next to each other unless there is a purl stitch between, such as on a rib pattern, otherwise the tuck loops will just create long floats.