Are plural homonyms pronounced the same?
Tongue - what people use to taste tongue - mother tongue \ language
S or z sound?
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The plural of these two words is pronounced the same, "tungz". " But the plural of tongue (the language) is rarely heard. I'm a native English speaker in the US and I cannot recall every hearing it.
- The plural of these two words is pronounced the same, "tungz".
- " But the plural of tongue (the language) is rarely heard.
- I'm a native English speaker in the US and I cannot recall every hearing it.
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The plural of these two words is pronounced the same, "tungz". Note that the plural of tongue (the thing in your mouth) is fairly often heard, in expressions like "They stuck their tongues out at us." and "They were licking it up with their tongues." But the plural of tongue (the language) is rarely heard. I'm a native English speaker in the US and I cannot recall every hearing it.
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