(Native) speakers read as /'spi:kəz/? Or /'spi:kəs/?

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NewHopeR

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Which one is correct? It seems both pronunciations are appreciated by many people?
 
Context, always context. A following vowel or voiced consonant tends to voice the , "speakerz-ov-English", an unvoiced consonant devoices it, "speakerss-seem-many". There are likely regional differences as well, but again, always depending on the surrounding context.
 
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