[Magdalen] Current Events.

[Scott Knitter]

Am I right in thinking a native of Madrid would probably use a "th" sound
for many (all?) of the z's? And that the "s" sound for a z is more a
Western Hemisphere thing? Although Chilean Don Francisco of Sabado Gigante
TV fame seems to "th" a lot as well.

I should stop there, as I have no real knowledge of Spanish. (Much to my
own detriment.)

On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 11:03 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> My Hispanic other half frequently confuses the "s" and "z" sounds.  It's
> my impressionNorth Americans favor the "z" sound in many words that in
> British English usage is  "s".  Thus,you'd think North Americans would have
> an easy time with "Venezuela," but we don't.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
> In a message dated 5/1/2019 9:43:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>
> True they don't. But Venezuela seems to be an exception.
>


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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA