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Reply With QuoteThe third person -s and the plural suffix -s are pronounced /s/ when they follow an unvoiced sound and /-z/ when they follow a voiced sound.Originally Posted by angel-girl1
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- 04-Feb-2013, 20:58 #1
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The final /s/ voiced or voiceless Hi,
Is there a rule in received pronunciation to know whether the final /s/ of a word is voiced or voiceless?
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- 04-Feb-2013, 21:01 #2
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Re: The final /s/ voiced or voiceless Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
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- 04-Feb-2013, 21:06 #3
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Re: The final /s/ voiced or voiceless Thanks.
So, eggs is /egz/ But, in the following link it is pronounced as /egs/
Pronunciation of eggs - how to pronounce eggs correctly.
- 04-Feb-2013, 21:09 #4
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Re: The final /s/ voiced or voiceless That is not a very natural pronunciation. Originally Posted by angel-girl1 Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
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- 04-Feb-2013, 21:18 #5
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Re: The final /s/ voiced or voiceless What if the final /s/ is preceded by a vowel? Originally Posted by 5jj
Is it always pronounced as /z/?
- 04-Feb-2013, 21:32 #6
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Re: The final /s/ voiced or voiceless Yes. Vowels are voiced sounds.
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- 05-Feb-2013, 11:56 #7
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Re: The final /s/ voiced or voiceless 
In the terms of the OP, /s/ is always unvoiced. The letter 's' may sometimes be voiced; in that case it's not /s/, it's /z/.
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