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There is a word `イレーザー`, which means 'eraser'. I suspect this comes from the
English word `eraser`. But the "s" sound in `eraser` is not voiced in American
English, and a closer approximation in kana will be `イレーサー`. How did it become
voiced as `イレーザー`?

Edit: After fefe's answer, it turned out I was wrong in writing that "s" is
not voiced in English. It turned out to be true for American English.
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What is the origin of イレーザー?
According to [Oxford Advanced Learner's
Dictionary](http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/eraser),
the 's' is voiced in British English, and unvoiced in American English.

So イレーザー may come from the British reading.
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