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Ask for help > pronounce s as s or z
pronounce s as s or z
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miss noor
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pronounce s as s or z
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Hi,
please what is the rule to pronounce s as s or z in the middle of words ??
Is there a specific rule ? |
25 Apr 2009
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undercoverbrother
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it depends on the letter is it a fortis like "p" "T" "k"
then the s is pronounced "s"
as in thanks, task , desk, etc...
but if the next letter is lenis like some vowels & some other consonants , it can occur before of after s
s = z
as in music, erase, husband, etc...
But, there are many exceptions as in "house" & many others
there are also some words that can be pronounced with s / z and the 2 pronunciations are correct as in "spouse" |
25 Apr 2009
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douglas
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"erase" has the s sound, not z (erase and face rhyme) |
25 Apr 2009
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dennismychina
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Hi Douglas,
I beg to differ.........esrase [z] and face [s] |
25 Apr 2009
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jujuka
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I �ve just looked up the pronunciation of �erase �: in British English it is pronounced with /z/, in the US with /s/
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25 Apr 2009
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Mishuna
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words ending in -se sound /z/
and words ending in -ce sound /s/
as regards plurals, those words that end with a voiced sound like /b, d, g/ have a /z/ sound that is also voiced. for example: /dogz/ for dogs
and those words ending with an unvoiced sound live vowels � sounds or /p, t, k/ have a /s/ sound, that is unvoiced. for example: caps, cups, cats, cakes,
Is it as I �m saying? Please, correct me if i �m wrong..
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25 Apr 2009
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miss noor
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THANK YOU all
but we need more information about s in the middle
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25 Apr 2009
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miss noor
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s in praise proounced z
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s in practise is pronounced s
althougth in both cases they are between vowels |
25 Apr 2009
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douglas
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I �m a native Californian--we say erase with an "s"--thanks Jujuka |
25 Apr 2009
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Jayho
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Oh gee - I never realised that the differences between US and UK English went that deep.
I �m an Australian and we say erase with a /z/. We tend to follow UK English.
The Collins Cobuild Student Dictionary shows both pronuncaitions as acceptable yet the Australian dictionary only shows the /z/ pronunciation.
Miss Noor, I don �t think there is a specific rule concerning their placement in the middle of words. |
26 Apr 2009
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