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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
pronunciation: twins'
“The Weasley twins' friend, Lee Jordan, was doing the commentary for the match.”
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Do native English speakers pronounce “twins” and “twins’” the same way?
Or do they speak as /tw?niz or tw?n?z / and is this just an informal pronunciation?
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Do native English speakers pronounce “twins” and “twins’” the same way?
Or do they speak as /tw?niz or tw?n?z / and is this just an informal pronunciation?
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Same pronunciation.
- Same pronunciation.
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eipjooDo native English speakers pronounce “twins” and “twins’” the same way?Yes. Plurals, possessives, and the third person singular present of verbs all work the same way with regard to pronunciation.
CJ
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If the letters are written not “twins’” but “twins’s”, then ought we to pronounce /tw?niz or tw?n?z /?
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There is no such word.
One twin's favorite color is blue and the other twin's favorite color is green.
The twins' mother never dresses them alike.
In the first, it's one twin. In the second, it's both twins. There is no "twins's."
One twin's favorite color is blue and the other twin's favorite color is green.
The twins' mother never dresses them alike.
In the first, it's one twin. In the second, it's both twins. There is no "twins's."
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