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Hole One a New See Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

'unearths'

Hi everybody,

I would like to ask: how do you pronounce an /?s/ sound pair?

E.g.: unearths, months, moths, etc.

I can't put my tongue in the right place. I really don't have any idea how native English speakers do this.

Thanks for your answer in advance.

(and sorry if the question was a little bit silly)
  

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Not silly at all! / followed by /s/ one must let the tongue slip from between the teeth between the sounds. Many non-natives find this problematic, and they end up with the schwa sound between the two, making it sound like month-es.

— Philip

  • Not silly at all!
  • / followed by /s/ one must let the tongue slip from between the teeth between the sounds.
  • Many non-natives find this problematic, and they end up with the schwa sound between the two, making it sound like month-es.
  • s/ by itself, and then add the word.
  • It'll come, I'm sure.
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Not silly at all! To pronounce the /?/ followed by /s/ one must let the tongue slip from between the teeth between the sounds. Many non-natives find this problematic, and they end up with the schwa sound between the two, making it sound like month-es. Try practicing just the /?s/ by itself, and then add the word. It'll come, I'm sure.
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Thanks for the answer, Philip Emotion: smile

I used it when I first tried to pronounce / ? / properly:

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