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ClemZon vs ClemPson
Jan 25, 2019, 9:07 AM
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I started a new thread only because I have the answer. Say these out loud
Clems-on Clem-son
So the first example leads to the "z" sound, the second example often but not necessarily leads to the "p" sound.
Break the syllables correctly and you solve the problem.
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So folks who don't know syllables don't speak right?
Jan 25, 2019, 9:27 AM
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Do they need more schooling?
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Re: So folks who don't know syllables don't speak right?
Jan 25, 2019, 9:50 AM
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Nm
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Re: ClemZon vs ClemPson
Jan 25, 2019, 9:48 AM
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The “s” comes after a voiced consonant so people use the “z” sound.
A two syllable word acts as if it’s two separate words so people are using(unknowingly) the pronunciation rule of “s” when following a voiced consonant being pronounced as a “z”.
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Re: ClemZon vs ClemPson
Jan 25, 2019, 9:51 AM
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ClemP-Zun
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and i post again in this thread
Jan 25, 2019, 9:55 AM
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I know someone with Clemson as their last name and they pronounce it as CLEMp-son. Someone's name you pronounce as they want. (See Brett Favre as an example)
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Re: and i post again in this thread
Jan 25, 2019, 9:59 AM
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Yes we get it’s a pronoun
The question was if it was a dis and why it was pronounced that way by people not familiar with its correct pronunciation
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I would guess than Clem-Son is Scandinavian
Jan 25, 2019, 10:10 AM
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...and literally means the son of Clem. Note all the surnames that end in "son" likely originate from the same region of the world.
Therefore, it is to to be pronounced Clem-Son which said quickly will sound like Clempson not Clemzen, Clemzon or Clemzin and never Clems-on.
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It's not hard....Clem--Son! No P, No Z. As an SC resident
Jan 25, 2019, 10:27 AM
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for 60 plus years, and a Clemson grad, I think I know what I'm talking about!
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It's not hard....Clem--Son! No P, No Z. As an SC resident
Jan 25, 2019, 10:27 AM
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for 60 plus years, and a Clemson grad, I think I know what I'm talking about!
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Good theory, but I think the issue is more with the m-s
Jan 25, 2019, 10:33 AM
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I guess it is a pretty unusual one. You never hear someone pronounce d-i-c-k-s-o-n as "dikz-in" or j-o-h-n-s-o-n as "jonz-in".
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