• WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    1 year 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.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

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

      Source: my ass

      • Wilzax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 year 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.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year 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.

    • Wilzax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      65·
      1 year 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.eeEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

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