Month VS Months

Cleveland   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:37 pm GMT
the same when I copied it, it changed to Q from V, but it's not the most important part...
Cleveland   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:43 pm GMT
what I wanted to say was, if you pronounce months exactly like "mVnTs" It would be very difficult to pronounce, so I think most people pronounce it as "mVnts"
Pete   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:44 pm GMT
As for plurals though, they end in a [z] sound if the consonant at the end of the noun is voiced, but an [s] sound if it is unvoiced. Not all plurals end in [z]. "months" is [mVnTs], not *[mVnTz]
Cleveland   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:47 pm GMT
I hate English! Chinese is much easier!
Pete   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:49 pm GMT
I clearly distinguish "tenths" [tEnTs], from "tents" [tEnts]. What's with all the [T]-hating?
Pete   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:50 pm GMT
I hate Chinese! English is much easier! No tones to deal with.
Cleveland   Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:52 pm GMT
I just can't pronounce something like "Ts" I think it's why a lot of words ended with "th" are pronounced as "ts" in their pluralities