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S
S
the
nineteenth
letter
of
the
English
alphabet
, is a
consonant
,
and
is
often
called
a
sibilant
, in
allusion
to
its
hissing
sound
. It
has
two
principal
sounds
;
one
a
mere
hissing
, as in
sack
,
this
;
the
other
a
vocal
hissing
(
the
same
as
that
of z), as in is,
wise
.
Besides
these
it
sometimes
has
the
sounds
of sh
and
zh, as in
sure
,
measure
. It
generally
has
its
hissing
sound
at
the
beginning
of
words
,
but
in
the
middle
and
at
the
end
of
words
its
sound
is
determined
by
usage
. In a
few
words
it is
silent
, as in
isle
,
debris
.
With
the
letter
h it
forms
the
digraph
sh.
See
Guide
to
pronunciation
, //
255
-
261
.
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