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si vs shi for "is"
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 6:50 am
by chenzixin
Why do some people pronounce it "si?" Does this variation occur in general for all words with an initial sh?
Re: si vs shi for "is"
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 9:30 am
by ppk
sh- is usually not present in southern dialects so the southerners tend to pronouce sh- as s- when speaking the common tongue mandarin.