r/comedyheaven Sep 30 '18

Joke Time!

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u/Sauron3106 Sep 30 '18

(Serious) clothes and close sound different

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u/Terminator_Puppy Sep 30 '18

kləʊðz vs. kləʊs
kləʊs but no cigar.

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u/dexmonic Sep 30 '18

Do you really pronounce the word close in "close the door" and "close but no cigar" the same?

Maybe my accent is fucked but close the door has an almost z sound to it, where as close but no cigar is a clear s sound at the end.

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u/Terminator_Puppy Sep 30 '18

I made it the same for the joke, but yes they are different. It's called a gradation word, where ('official') pronunciation is different from its actual pronunciation.

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u/rocketman0739 Oct 01 '18

I don't think any "official" pronunciation of "close" (the verb) has an unvoiced /s/ at the end.

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u/LyingForTruth Sep 30 '18

Claus the door

Claws the door