Voiceless sh (ʃ) vs Voiced dj (ʒ) (Same tongue position) Credit: This video is posted to Youtube on RachelEnglish channel, from http://www.rachelsenglish.com/Forming "dj (ʒ)"
sound Sample: - measure (/m'eʒəʳ/)
- vision (/v'ɪʒən/)
- beige (/b'eɪʒ/)
- exposure (/ɪksp'oʊʒəʳ/)
- closure (/kl'oʊʒəʳ/)
- pleasure (/pl'eʒəʳ/)
- treasure (/tr'eʒəʳ/)
- leisure (/l'eʒəʳ/ /l'iːʒəʳ/ US)
- enclosure (/ɪnkl'oʊʒəʳ/)
- disclosure (/dɪskl'oʊʒəʳ/)
- illusion (/ɪl'uːʒən/)
- decision (/dɪs'ɪʒən/)
- derision (/dɪr'ɪʒən/)
- delusion (/dɪl'uːʒən/)
- fusion (/fj'uːʒən/)
- cohesion (/koʊh'iːʒən/)
- version (/v'ɜːʳʃən, v'ɜːʳʒən/)
- aversion (/əv'ɜːʳʃən/ /əv'ɜːʳʒən/ US)
- diversion (/daɪv'ɜːʳʃən/ /dɪv'ɜːrʒən/ US)
(Tip: onelook.com, search for *sure, *sion, *eige, then check phonetic with Google Dictionary) Click on Voice -> Voiced -> / ʒ/
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