Re: what if one's pronounciation sounds archaic?

On Jun 26, 4:29 pm, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallag...@planet-
interkom.de> wrote:
zhengquan schrieb:

On Jun 26, 6:38 am, Blue Sow <janet.r...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

zhengquan wrote:

The s in resource now is pronounced z by most people

Most people where?

what if I pronounced in the old way? How will others look at me...

They will think you speak well.

--
Blue Sow

The Collins Cobuild English Dictionary pronounces the new way, and no
other alternatives, and American English Dictionaries all pronounce
the new way.

And I heard it pronounced rezources on BBC R4 several times, maybe by
younger people, though.

That is great if s sound is still acceptable in resource. Can the s-z
evolution be attributed to Americanism invasion?

My Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English gives both
pronunciations, but gives the s pronunciation as the only one used in
America. The merriam Webster Online Dictionary gives both pronunciations
but the example used in the WAV file is very definitely the
pronunciation with the voiceless s <http://m-w.com/dictionary/resource>.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

Sorry, I made a mistake, Americans pronounce it with the stress on the
first syllable, and with voiceless s. I misremembered.

Zhengquan

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