/zink/ for "sink"--How widespread?

Kim & Rima McKinzey rkmck at EARTHLINK.NET
Thu Apr 10 08:10:23 UTC 2003


>>How widespread is the pronunciation of /zink/ for "sink" (where dishes are
>>washed)?


  On the old Saturday Night Live, with the original cast, Jane Curtin
had a recurring character that pronounced most initial and medial s
phonemes as z.  I can't recall if she was supposed to be some
specific nationality, though.

Rima



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