| No, that's not true |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 04:56 pm EDT 09/01/20 |
| In reply to: re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? - KingSpeed 03:26 pm EDT 09/01/20 |
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| Speaking generally, S is often voiced in French. The S at the end of a word is only silent if the following word begins with a consonant. So, for example, "très fatigue" is pronounced "tray fat-ee-gay" with the S silent. But if the following word begins with a vowel, then the S is pronounced as a Z. So, for example, "très amusant" is pronounced "tray za-mu-zant". This is called an elision, is it's a primary reason why French sentences glide so fluidly from word to word (which can be particularly hard for listening comprehension for beginner speakers). |
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