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Główny kontrast fonetyczny
‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.
Różnica: Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/
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caused
⁄kɔːzd⁄
Sylaby
CAUSED
Definicja:
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
“They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.”
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cost
⁄kɒst⁄
Sylaby
COST
Definicja:
To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
“This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.”
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IPA: ⁄kɔːzd⁄
Często zadawane pytania: caused vs cost
Difference between caused and cost?
‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.
Syllable stress in caused vs cost?
"caused" has 1 syllables (caused). "cost" has 1 syllables (cost).
Why are caused and cost easily confused?
Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/
Example sentences for caused and cost?
"caused": They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding. "cost": This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.