"S" in "bows" pronounced as "z" (not "s")?

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duh has the same vowel sound as the, the way "the" is generally pronounced, that is with a schwa. The initial consonant is different

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@JTT,

JTT wrote:

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My dicts tell me "duh" sounds the same as the word "do." Is that correct?

Nope, that's not right, Ori. Are these dicts Chinese-English dicts?

E-C dicts.

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

The spelling of bow ends with a consonant letter "w," but in pronunciation, it ends with vowels. So the question remains.

In some UK English dialects the w is pronounced but only slightly. In other dialects bows may well be pronounced like Bose.

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@McTag,

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Always "z"

This is obviously wrong, when you consider Fresco's more thoughtful answers.

Boys and toys are different from looks and books.

Bits (s) and pieces (z).

Beg pardon.

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@McTag,

McTag wrote:

Boys and toys are different from looks and books.

Bits (s) and pieces (z).

'Y' as pronounced at the end of a word e.g. 'toy' is considered a vowel, is it not? And the 'e' which is the penultimate letter of 'pieces'?

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@contrex,

I think you have misunderstood what I was driving at. No matter, I'm done.

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"S" in "bows" pronounced as "z" (not "s")?

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