Der Buchstabe "Z"
English translation: I think you got it backwards.
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| na +2 | I think you got it backwards. |
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| na | No, "Z" is VOICED and SIBILANT. "C" is NON-VOICED but |
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| na | Z = Ziro (US-English) |
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No, "Z" is VOICED and SIBILANT. "C" is NON-VOICED but Explanation: sibilant. Aber das ist doch amerikanisch, die Engländer sagen "ZED". |
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Z = Ziro (US-English) Explanation: Z=Zed (English) |
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I think you got it backwards. Explanation: In English, the letter S is often pronounced like a Z. Examples: is, his, hers, music, phase, phrase, hose, pause, plays. The standard S sound (what 5-year olds learn in kindergarten) is the sound similar to C followed by E, I, or Y. Examples: sand, scoff, send, sign, skunk, sleep, small, snore, sore, spark, spherical, square, massive, stellar, sun, swap, symphony. The letter C (according to my 5-year old) sounds ka-ka-ka. Examples: cable, back, club, acme, acne, consider, acquire, cross, cup. But followed by certain vowels, C will sound like an S. Examples: cenacle, acid, cynical. This is not counting such delightful oddities as Sean, mission, ancient, asthma. And let us leave CH and SH alone for now. It is all so deliciously confusing, not as tidy as German or Romanian. Good luck. Fuad |
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