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Mosja Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Voiced "s" with contractions

that's, it's, its, he's, she's

Are these words pronounced voiced "s"?

  

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Whether the word is a contraction or not is irrelevant. When an s is added to a word, it is voiced after a voiced sound. Thus the s is voiced in he's and she's , but not in your first three words because t is an unvoiced sound.

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  • Whether the word is a contraction or not is irrelevant.
  • When an s is added to a word, it is voiced after a voiced sound.
  • Thus the s is voiced in he's and she's , but not in your first three words because t is an unvoiced sound.
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Whether the word is a contraction or not is irrelevant. When an s is added to a word, it is voiced after a voiced sound. Thus the s is voiced in he's and she's, but not in your first three words because t is an unvoiced sound.

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