A question about "y" in a word.

nick   Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:58 am GMT
As I know, "y" in the end of a word pronounces "EE", such as "lazy", "Crazy." so how about the nouns, such as "laziness" , "craziness", do they still pronounce as "EE" or "i"?
I looked up the dictionary for the "worry" and "worried", they both pronounce "EE."
CID   Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:07 am GMT
Yes, "laziness" is pronounced like "lazee-ness"; "craziness" like "crazee-ness", etc
H   Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:36 am GMT
<As I know, "y" in the end of a word pronounces "EE", such as "lazy", "Crazy."
I looked up the dictionary for the "worry" and "worried", they both pronounce "EE." >
Why on Earth? It's a short [i] in all those words.
nick   Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:23 pm GMT
H, It's definitely not short [i] for "lazy","crazy" and "worry" and "worried".
H   Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:07 pm GMT
Yes, it is. In all my dictionaries. The same sound as in "hit".
nick   Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:12 pm GMT
H, check this out "lazy" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lazy
"hit" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit
They are different.
K. T.   Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:12 pm GMT
It's EE. Ask Uriel or Jasper.
Lazar   Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:02 am GMT
Words like "happiness" and "laziness" use [i] in American English and [ɪ] in British English.
K. T.   Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:59 am GMT
So it is "ee" in American English, and the "i" in bit in British English.
nick   Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:17 am GMT
All right, I got it. Thanks everyone.