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I think the reverse question is more appropriate: Why do people spell all plurals with the letter s when most are pronounced as a z? Answer: s is used to represent z all over the place in English.

As in the words "as", "used", "represent" or "does", s can sound like a z. It folllows that it doesn't matter if you consistently use "s" to pluralize words. Some plurals are not pronounced as a "z" (are not "voiced"):

e.g.

pots and pans = "potS" and "panZ"

lots of ands = "lotS" of "andZ"

Some people simply don't like z at all (especially since Shakespear's "Thou unnecessary letter" quote) and refuse to use it even in -ize words, but then insist on its use in words like "haze", "daze", "doze", "zone", "zenith", "zinc" etc.

Zoinks.

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