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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Pronunciation of purposes

Hi

I want to know how the underlined part should be pronounced.

Purposes /sis/ [please ignore the dot over the i]

Purposes /zis/ [please ignore the dot over the i]

I ask this because many people in my country mispronounce houses -- I mean, they say /sis/

Thanks,

Tom
  

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In "purposes", the first "s" is a soft "s" and the second "s" is a "z" sound. In "houses", they are both "z" sound. The value of the vowel is debatable or variable.

— GPY

  • In "purposes", the first "s" is a soft "s" and the second "s" is a "z" sound.
  • In "houses", they are both "z" sound.
  • The value of the vowel is debatable or variable.
  • I think I pronounce it as ?
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In "purposes", the first "s" is a soft "s" and the second "s" is a "z" sound.

In "houses", they are both "z" sound.

The value of the vowel is debatable or variable. I think I pronounce it as ?.
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