Nouns and Verbs in Inglish: Long-s and Corresponding Verbs In Inglish, nouns that use the long-s symbol ʃ (representing /s/) have corresponding verbs that use a singular s. The long-s ʃ is pronounced as the voiceless sibilant /s/, while the s in the verb forms shifts to the voiced sibilant /z/. This pattern mirrors the phonetic distinction found in Modern English, where nouns and verbs like "house" and "use" are distinguished by voicing. Examples: þi euʃ → ta euse þi abeuʃ → to abeuse þe haoʃ → ta haose þi advîʃ → to advîse