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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

about 's

Is 's(I don't know what its name is !) always pronounced in speaking?
  

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' is called an apostrophe. It is used with s to indicate some contraction or the possessive. It's been hot all day.

  • ' is called an apostrophe.
  • It is used with s to indicate some contraction or the possessive.
  • It's been hot all day.
  • = It has been hot all day.
  • She's a fast runner.
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' is called an apostrophe. It is used with s to indicate some contraction or the possessive.

It's been hot all day. = It has been hot all day.
She's a fast runner. = She is a fast runner.
This is Peter's car. [The car belongs to Peter.]
Farassoo Is 's always pronounced in speaking?
Yes, it is. Do you have a particular example in mind?
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I was watching a movie. I think when someone is speaking they don't pronounce some of 'Ss and Ss(I mean the ending letter in verbs and other words).?!
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Which movie? Do you have a link to a scene where you suspect they do that?
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I think most English speakers do pronounce the ending -s or -'s. There are some dialects where endings are dropped or slurred.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars and teechr
The movie is Mary and Max
Max says: Do worm go to heaven? I found a subtitle and it says: do worms go to heaven...?
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Thank you. The movie I think it's Australian. I found two examples but I can't find the other one now.
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Farassoodo worms go to heaven
That's a different s; there's no apostrophe there. It's used in that sentence for the plural "worms."

In any case, Australians do pronounce it.
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Thank you. I didn't find that one with 's
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If you listen carefully, you'll notice that he actually says "worms" not "worm." Emotion: smile
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Sorry. I can't hear that. Maybe I should use a headphone. Thank you so much

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