When is the letter "s" in English pronunced "z"?
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In England, the letter 'S' is pronounced like a 'Z' with far more frequency than in America.  Take the word 'eraser', for example.  But there isn't a specific rule, it depends on the word.
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well uk english had spelling like programme usa spells it program.  what english did you learn? most From Africa learn uk english I think.
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I go back and forth between the two.\n\nI am an American, and the standard American spelling use one "l".\n\nMy ex-husband was a Brit, and the standard British spelling uses two. He always insisted on "ll," and I sort of got into the habit.\n\nBoth are correct, one is simply American, the other British.\n\nWebster's Dictionary shows both:\n\n"Cancel &#92;Can"cel&#92;, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Canceled or Cancelled;" etc.
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I think  there is a rule about the a/an coming right before the h where you use the second letter. If the second letter is a vowel, than you use 'an', otherwise, an 'a'.
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Spell along with me: L-A-Z-Y
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For the last letter in struck.  The letter S was already in use for a sacrifice.  K for swinging, backwards K for looking.
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why don't you just talk to him...deep down you know you could do this, it's not hard (it's not algebra) and so what if you are humiliated, it's going to happen a lot more in your life so..get used to it. Also, if he knows you like him well...don't you think (honestly) that some mutual sparks would have flowed between the 2 of you already? Just be honest with yourself...don't waste time on a guy that won't waste time on you. Hey, when did they change the pluralization of words from S to Z...what are they teaching in school??
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i think its "C" but im not sure...could be an informal though! lol
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There a historical reasons for the spelling.  For example, "hour" is spelled with an "h" because it comes from French "heure" and was never pronounced in English.  But other silent letters aren't really silent at all.  For example, take "race" and "rack".  Both could be spelled "rac", but then you would not know whether the "c" was pronounced like the "c" in "cat" or the "c" in "city".  The "e" in "race" says "pronounce the 'c' like an 's'", while the "k" in "rack" says "pronounce the 'c' like a 'k'" (the "k" is the silent letter in "rack").  So don't disparage the "silent letters".  They aren't really "silent" at all, but give us important information about how to pronounce the other letters in the word.
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Spelling and pronounciation.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Current English gives the pronunciation as sherbAt: I can't include the symbols they use to guide pronuciation but they are as follows:\nSH: as in SHE\nER: ad in HER\nBET: the E is pronounced as the A in AGO
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making it plural by adding "s" or "es"
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BZ is a "well Done" and a pat on the back.  the words are taken from the  signal alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie etc) that are used when spelling words out over airwaves.  sometime static and other interference can cause the recipeint to misunderstand the letter V  for instance and hear it as B or C
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a is correct because the u produces a y consonant sound.
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The Hungarian translation of grapes (the fruit) is 'szőlő'.\nAbout pronunciation:\n'sz' -> 's' and 'ő' is like 'i' in the word "girl", or more correctly like 'eu' in the french word "feu"\nBtw: in some areas in Hungary it is told and written as szöllő ('ö' is pronunced exactly as like 'i' in the word "girl")
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You're referring to the pronounciation of the letters "c" (before the vowels "e" and "i") and "z". Spanish-speaking Spaniards push the tip of their tongues against the back of the upper front teeth. The sound produced is similar to "th" in "Rosenthal". \n\nBut that is not the only difference in pronounciation with Spanish as spoken in other countries:\n\nThey also pronounce the "s" as a soft "ssssh". \n\nThe pronounciation of the letter "j" is also different. They pronounce it longer and stronger. "Mi parejjjja" \n\nThey also use compound verbs more frequently. A common example is the use of the ante-presente, instead of the pasado (past) of the indicative mood for describing recent actions in the past. For example: While in Mexico we say "Me caí"  ("I've fallen"), Spanish speakers in Spain say "Me he caído".\n\nAnother difference is the speed. Spaniards generally speak faster than people in Latin America.
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po-ss-es\npo - spelled as 'po' in potential, polite\nss - spelled as 'ss'\nes - spelled as 'es' in especially, esteemed, estimate