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Yolandaprieto
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Pronunciation question
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How do you pronounce the third person singular, present simple of the verb change? changes /z/ or /iz/
Thanks in advance
Yolanda |
15 Jan 2011
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edrodmedina
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I agree w/Georgiana /iz/, unless you �re missing your two front teeth then it woul be /th/ ;-). Ed |
15 Jan 2011
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youness
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we pronounce iz when we add (es) to the verb for example washes but when we add only (s) we pronounce z but here we pronouce it iz because there is e original in the word. |
15 Jan 2011
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yanogator
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That �s not quite a complete answer, youness, because many words that end in "e" use the /z/ pronunciation when they add "s". For example, like + s = likes (with /z/, not /iz/). It depends on the consonant sound before the final e.
Bruce |
15 Jan 2011
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