hidden T before Z
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There are some words like Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots. Do you know any similar words? :)
How about "shiz"? :cool:
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There are some words like Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots. Do you know any similar words? :)
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Please somebody tell me what's wrong with my question. I have asked a question in Lounge and I have not broken any rule. So your votes are not fair! That was a serious question
Maysam Mahfouzi wrote:
your votes are not fair
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Please somebody tell me what's wrong with my question. I have asked a question in Lounge and I have not broken any rule. So your votes are not fair! That was a serious question
Maysam Mahfouzi wrote:
Please somebody tell me what's wrong with my question. I have asked a question in Lounge and I have not broken any rule. So your votes are not fair! That was a serious question
May be because you've broken the "Do not post boring stuff" (the unwritten) rule?! Also, like Damian said, let it not ruin your day!
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There are some words like Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots. Do you know any similar words? :)
Maysam Mahfouzi wrote:
Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots.
'Pizza' and 'Lazio' are in fact Italian words. As a side node, in Italian language (as far as pronunciation is concerned) we've two kind of 'z', one we speech like 'ts' (e.g. 'pizza') and the other we speech 'ds' (e.g. 'azzurro'). :)
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Maysam Mahfouzi wrote:
Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots.
'Pizza' and 'Lazio' are in fact Italian words. As a side node, in Italian language (as far as pronunciation is concerned) we've two kind of 'z', one we speech like 'ts' (e.g. 'pizza') and the other we speech 'ds' (e.g. 'azzurro'). :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]CPallini wrote:
in Italian language (as far as pronunciation is concerned) we've two kind of 'z', one we speech like 'ts' (e.g. 'pizza') and the other we speech 'ds' (e.g. 'azzurro').
Good thing: I don't need to know all this stuff to eat a pizza. :-\
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Maysam Mahfouzi wrote:
Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots.
'Pizza' and 'Lazio' are in fact Italian words. As a side node, in Italian language (as far as pronunciation is concerned) we've two kind of 'z', one we speech like 'ts' (e.g. 'pizza') and the other we speech 'ds' (e.g. 'azzurro'). :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]Very nice point! :) I guess Schizophrenic has an Italian root as well since it's pronounced SKITZO
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Maysam Mahfouzi wrote:
Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots.
'Pizza' and 'Lazio' are in fact Italian words. As a side node, in Italian language (as far as pronunciation is concerned) we've two kind of 'z', one we speech like 'ts' (e.g. 'pizza') and the other we speech 'ds' (e.g. 'azzurro'). :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]How do you know whether it's a "ts" or a "ds" sound?
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How do you know whether it's a "ts" or a "ds" sound?
Usually we don't know, we just use it one way or the other... :rolleyes: and in fact the pronunciation slightly even changes on regional basis. However you may use a dictionary as reference, for instance this [^] and this [^] may give you the idea. :)
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There are some words like Pizza, Lazio, Schizophrenic,... in which there is a T before Z to pronounce. These kind of words have probably Italian roots. Do you know any similar words? :)
Any Italian or Mandarin word with a z in it. For the reverse (a hidden z after a t), the Dutch pronounce the suffix "tie" as "tzee".
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