Fricative voicing in *houses*

[sagehen]

 Beverly writes:
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>I assume Syracuse might also be [s] or [z], New Yorkers?
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I think I only hear [z]  up here in the northmost part of NY, and I use [z]
myself, but I'm not a real NewYorker, just a 30-some year resident.
AM


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