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I don't know what you guys are all on about with devoiced /z/. It's not a devoiced /z/, it's just /s/. In the example that someone above used, "vases"... I don't know about up North or across the pond (either one), but American Standard has that as /s/ in the medial and /z/ in the final. Well, if...

Welcome to English Forums! ESL - English as a Second Language - primarily for those students who are already living in a place where the dominant language in English. They need to use English just to survive in their daily lives. CJ

Clive wrote:many British people don't even think of themselves as part of EuropeThat's just slum prudery. The fact is they are part of Europe geographically and after several referenda, all with positive outcomes, the UK is a key player in Europe, both politically and ecomomically. Clive...

yeah all the schools teach English as a second language do you know what the difference between native language and second language?..Simple