Pronunciation of Beth's

Hello,

Would you please tell me how to pronounce "Beth's, Elizabeth's, Keith's books" and "Cliff's, Jeff's, Clive's books" for example ?

Is it : "beƟs, ɪlɪzəbəƟs, ki:Ɵs; clifs, dʒɛfs, klaivz" ?
or : "beƟizs, ɪlɪzəbəƟizs, ki:Ɵiz, klaiviz" ?

Thank you for your help.
Hela

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Originally Posted by hela

Hello,

Would you please tell me how to pronounce "Beth's, Elizabeth's, Keith's books" and "Cliff's, Jeff's, Clive's books" for example ?

Is it : "beƟs, ɪlɪzəbəƟs, ki:Ɵs; clifs, dʒɛfs, klaivz"? :tick:
or : "beƟizs, ɪlɪzəbəƟizs, ki:Ɵiz, klaiviz"? :cross:

Thank you for your help.
Hela

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There is no need to add an extra syllable. Simply say the name and then make the sibilant sound "s" or the sound "z" as appropriate.

Thank you emsr2 :-)