At 11:10 AM 8/7/98 +1000, you wrote:
>
>John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake
>thusly:
>
>> Am I missing something? Did you intend to say "zed"? Yeah, I changed
>> it.....ooops.
>>
>
>The 26th letter of the roman alphabet is only pronounced "Zee" by English
>speakers in North America[1]. The rest of the anglophone world calls it
>"Zed".
>
>Canadians, how do you lot say it?
We say it as "zed," not "zee," except when referring to certain items such as
the 240Z sportscar of elder fame. We also call it "zee" in the phrase "I think
I'll catch some zees now" (i.e., "I think I'll go get some sleep" ["ZZZZzzzzz"
<--- sound of snoring]).
Garth
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|