English Audio: Speech & Pronunciationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishAudioSpeechPronunciation/Forum22.htmBritish, American, Scottish accent or using super-fantastic-high-tech software, we'll help you with pronunciation.enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)Re: the "s" sound in "pals" and in other plural forms of other nounshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htm#570391Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570391Kooyeen0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htm#570391http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-570391.xmlHi, I also have the same problem. I am not sure which sounds -s and -z on words: opens rides believes goes thanks, Gj Opens - Z rides - Z believes - Z goes - Z All Z sounds, because they all end with a voiced consonant, and "goes" ends with a vowel sound.Re: the "s" sound in "pals" and in other plural forms of other nounshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htm#570144Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570144Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htm#570144http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-570144.xmlHi, I also have the same problem. I am not sure which sounds -s and -z on words: opens rides believes goes thanks, GjRe: the "s" sound in "pals" and in other plural forms of other nounshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htm#208130Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208130CalifJim2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htm#208130http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-208130.xmlYou're in the right place! It's not a regional thing. The pronunciation of the pluralizing "s" is standard throughout the English-speaking world. The sound of the "s", as you point out, can be a true "s" sound or a "z" sound. And the only thing you need to know is which sound comes immediately before that final "s". If the sound of "p", "t", "k", "f", or "th" (as in "thin") is the last sound before the written "s", then pronounce it as a true "s". Otherwise (and this is most of the time), pronounce the "s" as a "z". In your list, for example, the words which have p, t, k, f , or th sounds just before the final "s" are hawks and rats , so pronounce final "s" in those words as a true "s" sound. In all the others,...the "s" sound in "pals" and in other plural forms of other nounshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htmTue, 24 Feb 2009 03:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208101Beanbag3http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheSoundPalsOtherPluralFormsOther-Nouns/cwgbv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-208101.xmlHello, In the word "pals", is the "s" pronounced as "s" or as "z"? Also what is the rule for pronouncing the "s" that comes in all othe plural nouns? For example: hawks pencils phones friends enemies rats papers spoons I wonder if it's a regional thing. In other words, do different countries pronounce it differently? P.S. Is this the right section to post this question to?