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Re: S=/s/ or /z/?

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Originally Posted by fondacey

Just to throw a wrench/spanner....

Why
to close [z] --verb--
yet...
too close [s] --adj.--

clo[s]e (adj) came from clo[s]
clo[z]e (vb) came from intervocalic clo[z]-

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