jerry081958
Junior Member
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2007
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- American English
- Home Country
- United States
- Current Location
- United States
I teach American English pronunciation to ESL students. I was teaching the pronunciation of plurals. For example, if the word before adding -s, that is, to make the word plural, has a voiced consonant or is a vowel sounds, the /s/ is pronounced like a /z/. Such as: carz, boyz, etc.
My question is: do Brits or other speakers of English pronounce these plurals in the same way? My student (from India) insisted that he was taught to pronounce these plurals with an /s/ sound, not /z/. So, my British/UK/Australian or other English speakers, please let me know about this.
Thanks!
My question is: do Brits or other speakers of English pronounce these plurals in the same way? My student (from India) insisted that he was taught to pronounce these plurals with an /s/ sound, not /z/. So, my British/UK/Australian or other English speakers, please let me know about this.
Thanks!