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Vowel shortening before voiceless final fricatives

American voice English voice
strife, say strife twice strife, say strife twice
strive , say strive twice strive, say strive twice
teeth, say teeth twice

teeth, say teeth twice 
teethe, say teethe twice  teethe, say teethe twic
rice, say rice twice  rice, say rice twice
rise, say rise twice rise, say rise twice  
mission, say mission twice mission, say mission twice
vision, say vision twice vision, say vision twice