[BigMike]

My girlfriend just put down Zed during Scrabble, and I challenged it, and its the letter frikken Z!

Shouldn't it be Zee?
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[skinny mike]

you are playing scrabble instead of knocking boots? you fail!

 

[H8R]

My girlfriend just put down Zed during Scrabble, and I challenged it, and its the letter frikken Z!

Shouldn't it be Zee?
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zed
One entry found for zed.
Main Entry: zed
Pronunciation: 'zed
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French zede, from Late Latin zeta zeta, from Greek zEta
chiefly British : the letter z

 

[BigMike]

If you ever see me, you'd understand. I'm pretty repulsive


and H8R, thanks for the definition, I already looked it up during the game, and it cost me a turn! :mumble:

 

[H8R]

If you ever see me, you'd understand. I'm pretty repulsive


and H8R, thanks for the definition, I already looked it up during the game, and it cost me a turn! :mumble:

You got pwn3d.

She apparently knows the Scrabble clincher words. Be careful.

 

[BigMike]

You got pwn3d.

She apparently knows the Scrabble clincher words. Be careful.

Yeah, she definantly does! She's started to pull out Q words with no U!

The only one I knew was Qaid, and thats only because I was looking somthing else up and came across it!

 

[Changleen]

Zed is how we say it non-US English speaking countries.

 

[BigMike]

Zed is how we say it non-US English speaking countries.

Non-US English? you mean there are other kinds?


Thats actually pretty interesting. I did not know that. Are there any other letters you pronounce differently? The Z still makes the same sound right? or is it like a different dialect or somthing?

 

[sanjuro]

It is the proper way, according to the Commonwealth.

Words like Left-tenant, alu-min-ium, and guvnor are the correct prounciation outside america.

 

[Changleen]

Zed is the only phonetically different letter AFAIK. In you ABCs most of us end up with ecks, why, zed rather than ecks, why, zee. Doesn't really change how we pronounce stuff other than what you've ****ed up already.

You guys have pretty much slaughtered the English language appart from that. There are rules! And you've ignored most of them. ****ers. Is it really that hard to remember to use the letter U?

 

[H8R]

Words like Left-tenant, alu-min-ium, and guvnor are the correct prounciation outside america.

Aluminium is the original proper spelling.

What I heard is that long ago, when aluminium was first being imported into the states, a bill of lading was incorrectly spelled "aluminum", and it stuck.

I dunno, could happen.

 

[SkaredShtles]

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You guys have pretty much slaughtered the English language appart from that. There are rules! And you've ignored most of them.

Yeah. Rules. That damn English language and their rules............

 

[BigMike]

There are rules in our language? Not in America, we don't need no stinkin rules!

 

[SkaredShtles]

There are rules in our language? Not in America, we don't need no stinkin rules!

My 3 & 4 year olds are learning to read right now and it sure would be nice to have some rules..........

 

[Dog Welder]

YEah Eff rules! Wasn't that the reason why we split from the brits in the first place.

 

[Ciaran]

There are rules in our language? Not in America, we don't need no stinkin rules!

That's the attitude that gave us the Pinkbike and SB kids and the word "pwn3d!!111".