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How is it inconsistent? S, ss and ß all have distinct pronunciations.

• bhaak 7y ago
  In Standard German ss and ß don't have distinct pronunciations. That was one of the goals of the spelling reform to make the use of ß more consistent and use simpler rules for it. Exactly because there is no difference in pronounciation between ss and ß.
  • LukaD 7y ago
    You’re right, they are pronounced the same. What I was actually thinking about was the different pronunciations of the vowel before the ss/ß. In the word “Schoß” for example the ß tells you the the vowel is long and not short as it would be in the word “schoss”. So what I’m trying to say is that s/ss/ß have distinct use cases which follow consistent rules.
    • _0ffh 7y ago
      This here to emphasise parent
  • chopin 7y ago
    The vowel preceding ß is pronounced long, the vowel preceding ss is pronounced short (with exceptions, of course).