[ʃ]

	[ʃo]	show
	[ˈʃʊɡɹ̩]	sugar
	[məˈʃin]	machine
	[ˈneʃn̩]	nation

The elongated S symbol is usually called "esh" [ɛʃ].

Things to look out for:

• The [ʃ] sound is usually spelled with the letter combination sh, but sometimes it is spelled with a t (as in nation), s (as in sugar), or ch (as in machine).

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