Re: what if one's pronounciation sounds archaic?

In article <5egsa7F388ksjU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Einde O'Callaghan
<einde.ocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
David schrieb:
In article <5efoa6F37kn25U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mike Stevens
<michael.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

David wrote:



Grease might well be pronounced with an ess for the noun, but with
a zed for the verb.


Not in any context I've come across in England. The ess
pronunciation every time.


Oh, well. I suppose I mustn't be English after all. Can't be
Vulcan: my fingers don't split right.

On the other hand, "greasy" often has the zed sound whenever I've
heard it on English television or radio. (But I suppose it'll sound
different from that to other English ears.)

Yes, indeed. The "s" in "greasy" can be both voiced and voiceless - I
think it's a regional thing.

As can the 's' in the verb "grease" (I refer you to any decent
dictionary).

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