Say when you have two words in order and one of the word ends in the sound "s" while the other one starts with the sound "s", do you pronounce the "s" twice or just once.
eg. mike loveS Sisters
When I try to pronounce both "s"s, i get tongue tied and have to slow down to make each "s" sound distinctive. Does this happen to you too?
2007-01-10 20:44:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i used mike loves sisters as an example
2007-01-10 20:50:35 · update #1
you have to pronounce both S's look say (loves) give your breath abreak for less than a second then pronounce the second word (sister) also you have to no thatthe first (s) in loves is pronouncedd (z) and the (s) in sister is pronounced s
this is a phonatical explanation.
2007-01-10 20:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by khatora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Sometimes I find myself cutting out the s of the first word so I didn't sound like I was hissing. The better way, I find now, is to just emphasize the phrase differently.
"Mike LOVES sisters". In this sense,emphasizing the loves, it's more acceptable to say it slower without sounding as though you were learning to speak after months without a mouth.
2007-01-11 04:51:05 · answer #2 · answered by deeplydemented 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the other guys for the example you have given, but don't forget that, although 'loves' is written with 's', this 's' is pronounced [z] because it follows a voiced consonant, [v].
I'm not sure if there's a double sound when the first word ends with an [s] sound - I'm thinking of the phrase 'My brother sits smiling at his girlfriend. There, you have [ss]. In careful speech, perhaps you'd hear the two [s] sounds, but in my idiolect, when speaking at normal speed, you'd hear only one [s].
Sorry to confuse.
2007-01-11 06:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pronounce both s sounds, with a tiny pause between. I think that the position of my tongue when pronouncing the second s is fractionally different and maybe this is the secret.
2007-01-11 04:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should really make both 's' sounds. Otherwise people could get confused on what you are trying to say. I used to get tongue tied when saying anything with two s's in it. But just keep practicing, you'll get it, I eventually did. Now I don't even think about it. good luck!
2007-01-11 04:50:54 · answer #5 · answered by L d 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes you must pronounce each s...probably you will have to slow down in your speech to do it....I assume you mean a sentence like 'Mike loves sisters but otherwise has no use for family relationships.'...or even 'Mike loves his sisters'.....each s has to be pronounced.
2007-01-11 04:51:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I combine the two s's to make one slightly longer s. Mike lovessisters.
2007-01-11 13:21:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In any language, it's a good idea to slow down when you are in a situation like that.
2007-01-11 04:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by salsera 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's common. just try to practise on pronunciation of such type of words and wow! you might get better.
2007-01-11 06:23:59 · answer #9 · answered by sana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cant say it like that. you would say mike loves his sisters or mike loves your sisters.
2007-01-11 04:49:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋