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Destiny said:
hello there,
why in the english language you pronounce pizza, pissa? is that a rule of phonics that everyime you have 2 z’s you pronounce it s?
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Hello Destiny,
It is not a rule of phonics to pronounce double z like s. Pizza is believed to have originated in Italy. The z in Italian is pronounced ‘ts’ as in sets. So actually pizza is pronounced peet-sa not pissa. :-)
I hope this helps.
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Destiny said:
hello there,
why in the english language you pronounce pizza, pissa? is that a rule of phonics that everyime you have 2 z’s you pronounce it s?
Answer
Hello Destiny,
It is not a rule of phonics to pronounce double z like s. Pizza is believed to have originated in Italy. The z in Italian is pronounced ‘ts’ as in sets. So actually pizza is pronounced peet-sa not pissa. :-)
I hope this helps.
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