“mispronounce” Z. Yeah no, anyone who calls it “Zed” are the ones mispronouncing it. Z rhymes with G, P, and V in the alphabet song. End of story.
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WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Not a fan of the second one. The first line doesn’t have enough syllables and the whole rhyme scheme requires that you mispronounce Z.
Wilzax@lemmy.world 7 months ago
NightAuthor@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Zeds dead
tegs_terry@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Good story, now back to reality, please.
Wilzax@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The reality is that American english pronunciation of “Zee” is globally more popular than british english “Zed”. As a descriptivist for linguistics, I believe language IS how it’s used, not how it ought to be used.
tegs_terry@feddit.uk 7 months ago
That’s reasonable; I’ll take it.
Sidyctism@feddit.de 7 months ago
A compelling argument no doubt.
But dragonball Zed sounds better than dragonball Zee, so youre still wrong
mlc894@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I respectfully submit that the US should send tutors to teach English to our wayward Anglophone brothers.
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
No u
AppleMango@lemmy.world 6 months ago
While I am part of the ‘zed’ group, there is no “correct” pronounciation for anything because it all depends on accent and culture. Just embrace the diversity.
oyo@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Zee was zee long before posh English twats decided to say zed.
Source: my ass
Wilzax@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Zed technically came first. Greek Zeta -> French Zede -> English Zed.
But I’ll do anything to get away from French influence on my language