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Single s in prevocalic position is pronounced /z/, except when it follows an obstruent within the word stem (e.g. Achse, bugsieren, Lotse, schubsen). For the origin of the letter, see s. S (countable and uncountable, plural Ss) From the Etruscan letter 𐌔 (s, “es”), from the Ancient Greek letter Σ (S, “sigma”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤔 (š, “šin”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌒. The letter ⟨s⟩ is the seventh most common letter in English and the third-most common consonant after ⟨t⟩ and ⟨n⟩. In some words of French origin, ⟨s⟩ is silent, as in ‘isle’ or ‘debris’.

• The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
• Due to yod-coalescence, it may also represent a voiceless palato-alveolar fricative /ʃ/, as in ‘sugar’, or a voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/, as in ‘measure’.
• In some words of French origin, ⟨s⟩ is silent, as in ‘isle’ or ‘debris’.

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(1) Before i or u, there are some common patterns of palatalization, with s pronounced sh, or, if voiced, zh. The cluster -nse usually has voiceless s as in tense/dense, but note cleanse. (2) Initial s is normally voiceless, and precedes vowels (sat, sail, set, seat, sit, site, soon, soil, south) and consonants (scare, skill, slip, smith, snip, sphere, spit, squeal, still, svelte, swing). A straightened lower-case variant (ʃ), known as LONG S was used in script and (except in final position) in printing until the 18c.

• The Western Greek alphabet used in Cumae was adopted by the Etruscans and Latins in the 7th century BC, and over the following centuries, it developed into a range of Old Italic alphabets, including the Etruscan alphabet and the early Latin alphabet.
• As of the 2020 United States census, the township’s population was 60,804, an increase of 4,760 (+8.5%) from the 2010 census count of 56,044, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from 50,482 at the 2000 census.
• Moreover, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, and Montenegrin standard languages adopted Gaj’s Croatian alphabet alongside Cyrillic thereby adopting "š", while the same alphabet is used for Romanization of Macedonian.
• The dominant pattern of voiced or voiceless -se varies according to preceding vowel, but uncertainty is high after the long e-sound, as in lease/please, geese/cheese.

(1) In English, the letter s represents a sibilant alveolar fricative, both voiceless /s/ and voiced /z/, that is sometimes palatalized. S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. The grapheme Š, š (S with caron) is used in various contexts representing the sh sound like in the word show, usually denoting the voiceless postalveolar fricative /ʃ/ or similar voiceless retroflex fricative /ʂ/.

• The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.
• 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
• Single s in prevocalic position is pronounced /z/, except when it follows an obstruent within the word stem (e.g. Achse, bugsieren, Lotse, schubsen).
• Route 18 runs along Hoes Lane to Interstate 287, which passes through the center of the township for about 4 miles (6.4 km).
• Carroll’s team, of course, last reached this stage against the Patriots in the 2014 season, falling to the Patriots in crushing fashion with Russell Wilson’s goal-line interception to Malcolm Butler.

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Yet it was the dominant display on football’s grandest stage that would go down as the unit’s crowning achievement. The village hosts various events and reenactments, making it a fascinating stop for history enthusiasts. Visitors can explore the East Jersey Old Town Village, a collection of historic structures that provide a glimpse into 18th and 19th-century life.

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The dominant pattern of voiced or voiceless -se varies according to preceding vowel, but uncertainty is high after the long e-sound, as in lease/please, geese/cheese. It is usually voiceless before voiceless medial consonants (asphalt, basket, hospital, sister, whistle), but otherwise voiced (husband, wisdom, muslin, spasm, dismal). The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Otherwise, pre-consonantal and word-final s is always pronounced /s/. Words from the classical languages and pre-1900 loanwords behave like native words.

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Riches, though a plural form, derives from singular French richesse. (3) Possessive s is similarly voiced, as in the pronouns his, hers, ours, yours, theirs, whose, but not its after t, and is is similarly devoiced in the contraction it’s. (1) Final s is commonly an inflection, as in the plural of most nouns (year/years), the third-person singular of the present tense of most verbs (eat/eats, need/needs), and in possessive forms with apostrophe (my uncle’s house). Conversely, palatalization is sometimes extended to words like assume (‘ashoom’).

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In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 71.0% of the vote (15,978 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 27.2% (6,111 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (215 votes), among the 22,491 ballots cast by the township’s 32,398 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4%. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 74.4% of the vote (15,659 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 24.4% (5,125 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (262 votes), among the 21,227 ballots cast by the township’s 33,597 registered voters (181 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 63.2%. Chanelle McCullum was appointed in April 2013 to fill the vacant at-large seat smartytrade review of Kenneth Armwood, who had been the township council president until he was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. In November 1966, Piscataway voters, under the Faulkner Act, approved a Charter Study and elected a Charter Study Commission to recommend the form of government best suited to the township’s needs.

About 2.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. The median income for a household in the township was $68,721, and the median income for a family was $75,218. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 16,500 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. The racial makeup of the township was 48.81% White, 20.31% African American, 0.21% Native American, 24.80% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races.

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FOWLER’S Modern English Usage (1983) has recommended the plural gallowses if needed, and gives inningses as a BrE alternative to innings (compare AmE singular inning; plural innings, in baseball). (1) The digraph sh represents a distinct English phoneme, a voiceless alveolar fricative /ʃ/, which mostly arose from palatalization of early s, whether in OLD ENGLISH or Old French. (5) Other endings preceded by palatalized s are -ual, -ure, voiced as in casual, visual, usual, measure, leisure, but voiceless in fissure, censure, tonsure, sensual. (6) Erase, eraser, erasure are normally voiced in BrE but voiceless in AmE.

• Herodotus reported that "san" was the name given by the Dorians to the same letter called "Sigma" by the Ionians.
• TOM McARTHUR "S." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language.
• The racial makeup of the township was 48.81% White, 20.31% African American, 0.21% Native American, 24.80% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races.
• About 2.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

There were 16,946 housing units at an average density of 902.5 per square mile (348.5/km2). As of the 2000 United States census there were 50,482 people, 16,500 households, and 12,325 families residing in the township. About 2.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. 20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.33. Of all households, 18.6% were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

S is the nineteenth (number 19) letter in the English alphabet. In modern English, the two common pronunciations of s are voiced and unvoiced alveolar fricative consonants, as heard in his and hiss. The nineteenth letter of the alphabet. Here the -ize ending reflects Greek origin, while -ise reflects the adaptation of some of these words during their passage through French, as in the verbs organiser, systématiser. (8) For plurals of words ending in o, as in potatoes, pianos, see O.