Re: should've (was: Re: x > f sound change)

Marcus Smith scripsit:

> It makes as much sense to me to say that plural
> -s (dogs), possessive -'s (John's), and 3rd person singular present -s
> (walks) are the same thing.
Well, actually, I do think they are.  For one thing, they have exactly
the same morphophonemic alternation of /z/ - /s/ - /Iz/ after voiced,
voiceless, and sibilant consonants.

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