Do you pronounce opposite with a "s"?

CharmYou do you pronounce it as 'oppozite"?

This AmE speaker uses /z/.

Mister Micawber CharmYou do you pronounce it as 'oppozite"?This AmE speaker uses /z/.

Really? The American speakers I'm familiar with don't use /z/.

CharmYouReally? The American speakers I'm familiar with don't use /z/.

I'm sorry, but I do. I know because I have to teach the pronunciation to all of my Japanese students, who initially pronounce the word /'a:psait/.

Mister Micawber CharmYouReally? The American speakers I'm familiar with don't use /z/.I'm sorry, but I do. I know because I have to teach the pronunciation to all of my Japanese students, who initially pronounce the word /'a:psait/.

Thanks

CharmYouI think Americans pronounce it with an "s"

All the Americans I know pronounce it with a "z".

CJ

CalifJim CharmYouI think Americans pronounce it with an "s"All the Americans I know pronounce it with a "z".CJ

Thanks. Maybe my non-native ears take it as a "s".

Do you also pronounce "5 years" as "5 yearz'? using the "z" sound?

CharmYouDo you also pronounce "5 years" as "5 yearz'? using the "z" sound?

I do.

Mister Micawber I do.

Do you pronounce "boys and girls" as "boyz and girlz"? If not, why "yearz"?

This is what makes English difficult for non-native speakers to learn. The pronunciation is different from the spelling. And it's not regular.

CharmYouDo you pronounce "boys and girls" as "boyz and girlz"?

Yes.

CharmYou The pronunciation is different from the spelling. And it's not regular.

Welcome to English. I'll bet your own language has traps for learners, too.

Mister MicawberCharmYouDo you pronounce "boys and girls" as "boyz and girlz"?Yes.

Wow. I didn't know that. Does this apply to any plural? "2 applez, 2 eyez, 2 earz, 2 pairz of flip-flopz"?