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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I respectfully submit that the US should send tutors to teach English to our wayward Anglophone brothers.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Zee was zee long before posh English twats decided to say zed.

Source: my ass

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good story, now back to reality, please.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

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. So I was being over-the-top calling "Zed" a mispronunciation. But it's just as, if not more, wrong to call "Zee" the mispronunciation too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

A compelling argument no doubt.

But dragonball Zed sounds better than dragonball Zee, so youre still wrong

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

That's reasonable; I'll take it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Zeds dead