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Is the TH pronounced in clothes?
Pronunciation tips: There is NO “th” in the pronunciation of the word “clothes.” Say the vowel sound /o/ l-o-n-g-er.
Why is clothes pronounced close?
Since the th is voiced, the letter ‘s’ after it would also be voiced and would be pronounced as a z sound. This is the standard -s ending pattern. This small detail is why c-l-o-t-h-e-s is a homophone of the verb close and not the adjective which shares the same spelling, close.
Is clothes pronounced the same as close?
close as an adjective or noun is pronounced with a ssss sound, clossssse. Cloth has an O sound like the first letter of ‘on’ but clothes has an O sound like the word ‘oh’. Spoken normally, clothes contains the th sound.
What is the sound of clothes called?
Sounds and noises
| things making the sound | verb of the sound (v) | name of the sound (n) |
|---|---|---|
| leaves, clothes or papers when rubbed against each other | to rustle | rustle |
| a bomb, a gun | to bang | bang |
| a clock or a watch | to tick | tick |
| a cat when caressed a well-tuned car engine | to purr | purr |
Can you say clothing apparel?
“Clothes” is the common word to use when you’re talking aobut clothes that people wear. Use “clothing” to talk about clothes as something that people need. “Apparel” is the word to use when you’re talking about the business of selling clothing.
How attractive is a Southern accent?
A recent survey by Cupid.com of 2,000 men and women found that the Southern twang’, especially from the yellow hammer state, of the south was voted first place as the most attractive in the U.S. The Southern accent came up on top with 36.5\% of the vote followed by New York in second with 16.5\%.
What is the hardest accent to understand in the UK?
Which UK accents are harder to transcribe than others? This is our list of the top ten areas of difficult regional UK accents:
- Glaswegian.
- Geordie (Newcastle and Tyneside)
- Scouse (Merseyside)
- Black Country (Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall areas)
- West and South Yorkshire.
- Leicestershire.
- Cockney (Greater London)
- Essex.
How do you pronounce the th in ‘my clothes’?
In actual speaking, most English speakers blur the th and it sounds just like: close. However, in “my clothes”, there are not two syllables as there would be with: He closes. My clothes = one syllable with an s on the end and no th. As a British English native speaker, there are usually two distinct ways to pronounce close.
Do foreign speakers pronounce clothes as two syllables?
I find that foreign speakers often pronounce clothes as two syllables, often but not always based on the word cloth, which is pronounced differently to close in that the O sound is different. Cloth has an O sound like the first letter of ‘on’ but clothes has an O sound like the word ‘oh’.
What is a British accent called?
What people commonly describe as a “British accent” is actually called “received pronunciation”. This term describes “the standard accent of Standard English” and is generally spoken in the south of England. The term was introduced by phonetician Daniel Jones, but it is sometimes replaced by other terminologies such as “BBC Pronunciation”.
Is it cloth or clothes?
Sure, we have the word cloth but that’s a different thing. Cloth is fabric, it’s what clothes are made from. The word clothes is not the plural of cloth, yet clothes is a plural noun. I hope you followed all of that. My point here is to think about that s at the end of the word clothes.