How do we pronounce "others'"?

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What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?

I know that we pronounce "someone else's" as "someone else sus."
I'm wondering how do we pronounce others'.

Is it pronounced others, "others sus," or "other sus"?

"else sus"? Who are you who put three "s"s in the pronunciation of "else's"?
For me, it's "elsiz". — Stewart, Jul 03 '11 at 16:03

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 12 '11 at 01:30

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There is no difference in pronunciation among others, other's, and others'. They are pronounced the same as others.

answered Jun 12 '11 at 01:30

Robusto

+1 (It is interesting to learn that others is pronounced the same as others!) – Cerberus - Reinstate Monica Jun 12 '11 at 02:15
@Cerberus. Umm... I think that was others' (with the apostrophe). others all the same, but not really others'. – Tragicomic Jun 12 '11 at 14:30
@Tragicomic: I was teasing a bit: if you read Rob's answer literally, he says that others is pronounced the same as others. – Cerberus - Reinstate Monica Jun 12 '11 at 21:34

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