• WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    2 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.

    • oyo@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

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

      Source: my ass

      • Wilzax@lemmy.world
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        2 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

    • AppleMango@lemmy.world
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      1 month 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.

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      2 months ago

      “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.

    • mlc894@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

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