pronunciation of possessive 's

[trapanipalermo]

Is the 's of possessives pronunced "z" or "s" ?

I've actuallyheard both

any clue?

thanks

Patrizio

[imanuragjain]

Attention: I am not a teacher

Pronounce like this:

Po`zz'e`s' ive`s'

- Anurag

[trapanipalermo]

like in "close the door"...?

even though sometimes it sounds unnatural

[imanuragjain]

Originally Posted by trapanipalermo

like in "close the door"...?

even though sometimes it sounds unnatural

Po`zz'e`s' ive`s'

`zz' - like "close the door
`s' - like `hives'

- Anurag

[trapanipalermo]

Sorry... I must have made some confusion... I mean to say : how do you pronunce the S of posessives like:
Peter's
Church's
School's

Patrick

[Anglika]

It is a hard "s" - so sounds more like a "z".