Pronunciation of the 's' at the end of a plural noun

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When I was at high school, I learned that the pronunciation of the 's' at the end of a plural noun is /z/ if the singular of the noun ends in consonant or vowel. Today, however, I heard from Longman Dictionary electronic edition that "cyber-shoppers" was pronounced /saiber??p?s/, not /saiber??p?z/ .

Was what I learned at school incorrect ?

Rover_KE · Accepted Answer

Any kind of shoppers have the z sound at the end.

Rover

Cool Breeze · Answer

In theory, the plural s is a voiced [z ] after all voiced sounds - not after all consonants. In actual usage, many people don't pronounce the s that way, especially if they speak in a low voice.

CB

Orientguest · Answer

Thanks, CB. You are right.

I made a mistake. I meant the nouns ending in a voiced consonant or a vowel.

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