Re: English is a crazy language
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 23, 2002, 7:28 |
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On 23 Apr 02, at 8:46, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> En réponse à Danny Wier <dawier@...>:
>
> > > 13) They were too close to the door to close it.
> >
> > The first would could be spelled "closse", analogous to German's use of
> > the
> > letter ß (or ss).
>
> What? Do you mean that you pronounce the first "close" with a [s]?
> I've always heard it pronounced with a [z]!
Strange. I've only heard it pronounced with a [s]. [klouz] is a verb
(to shut) while [klous] is an adjective (near), and I've always heard
them distinguished in this manner. Listen [klousli] next time someone
says both words ;) (Or look it up in the dictionary.)
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>
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