Every time you tell some to "Speak English" does it make you proud? I'd hate to go around telling people to speak American.Perv3rt wrote:
Damn it sounds like there are a bunch of "proper" English out there that are bitter towards our lazy American pronunciations. Dudes, the war ended in 1783. Don't be bitter that you got owned. Part of the Treaty of Paris declared that the letter z would be pronounced "zee." Get over it & let it go. Say it with me: "Goosefraba!"
Poll
Zee or Zed?
| Zee | 54% | 54% - 140 | ||||
| Zed | 45% | 45% - 116 | ||||
| Total: 256 | ||||||
If zed is more "proper English" than zee, you can't get any more proper than this.Edited version of what CommieChipmunk wrote:
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Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
lol.. ouch.jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
But at the end of the day, I could care less how you crazy Brits say Z.
This is in an ancient language which pwns all of your British and American lazy translating arses/asses, respectively.k30dxedle wrote:
Zcchhkckkt.
exactly, people think that americans are saying 'zed' as 'zee' but air is just escaping from inbetween the folds of their fat and makes the same noise. its very confusing business.jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
and btw, the people with clean teeth in america get them whitened. they dont do it themselves
if its so good, why are you using English? and dont give me that 'you wouldnt be bale to understand me' crapk30dxedle wrote:
This is in an ancient language which pwns all of your British and American lazy translating arses/asses, respectively.k30dxedle wrote:
Zcchhkckkt.
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Can you not see this conversation has degenerated into stereotypes?CommieChipmunk wrote:
lol.. ouch.jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
But at the end of the day, I could care less how you crazy Brits say Z.
Tell me I drink Tea and that my country lost one of the many wars it's been in 300 years ago.
You lose. =]Mekstizzle wrote:
I officially declare war on anyone that says Zee.
yeh, and also america won the battle of britain....obvjord wrote:
Can you not see this conversation has degenerated into stereotypes?CommieChipmunk wrote:
lol.. ouch.jord wrote:
Fat.
But at the end of the day, I could care less how you crazy Brits say Z.
Tell me I drink Tea and that my country lost one of the many wars it's been in 300 years ago.
"you wouldnt be bale to understand me"mkxiii wrote:
exactly, people think that americans are saying 'zed' as 'zee' but air is just escaping from inbetween the folds of their fat and makes the same noise. its very confusing business.jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
and btw, the people with clean teeth in america get them whitened. they dont do it themselvesif its so good, why are you using English? and dont give me that 'you wouldnt be bale to understand me' crapk30dxedle wrote:
This is in an ancient language which pwns all of your British and American lazy translating arses/asses, respectively.k30dxedle wrote:
Zcchhkckkt.
Pfft, and Americans are lazy with English? Look at your own post!
im English you BASTARD!!!!!!k30dxedle wrote:
"you wouldnt be bale to understand me"mkxiii wrote:
exactly, people think that americans are saying 'zed' as 'zee' but air is just escaping from inbetween the folds of their fat and makes the same noise. its very confusing business.jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
and btw, the people with clean teeth in america get them whitened. they dont do it themselvesif its so good, why are you using English? and dont give me that 'you wouldnt be bale to understand me' crapk30dxedle wrote:
This is in an ancient language which pwns all of your British and American lazy translating arses/asses, respectively.
Pfft, and Americans are lazy with English? Look at your own post!
I didn't call you American, I just made fun of you.mkxiii wrote:
im English you BASTARD!!!!!!k30dxedle wrote:
"you wouldnt be bale to understand me"mkxiii wrote:
exactly, people think that americans are saying 'zed' as 'zee' but air is just escaping from inbetween the folds of their fat and makes the same noise. its very confusing business.jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
and btw, the people with clean teeth in america get them whitened. they dont do it themselves
if its so good, why are you using English? and dont give me that 'you wouldnt be bale to understand me' crap
Pfft, and Americans are lazy with English? Look at your own post!
sorry i read it as you Americans are lazy.k30dxedle wrote:
I didn't call you American, I just made fun of you.mkxiii wrote:
im English you BASTARD!!!!!!k30dxedle wrote:
"you wouldnt be bale to understand me"
Pfft, and Americans are lazy with English? Look at your own post!
by the way, if you hadnt realised, im 'special'
I pronounce it "Zee".
I'm 12% body fat just so you know, that is athletic, I don't know how much average is but I think it is close to 20%jord wrote:
Fat.evilcartman99 wrote:
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.
ZED??? Wtf is zed!!!
Zee thank you very much!
Zee thank you very much!
15 more years! 15 more years!
why do u say it Zed? do u pronounce that like Jed-Bed-Ted-Fed
What the fuck is a "zed?"
this is from wikipedia on z:
In many dialects of English, the letter's name is pronounced zed /zɛd/, reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta (see below). In American English dialects, however, its name is pronounced zee /ziː/, deriving from a late 17th-century English dialectal form
In many dialects of English, the letter's name is pronounced zed /zɛd/, reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta (see below). In American English dialects, however, its name is pronounced zee /ziː/, deriving from a late 17th-century English dialectal form
Z is the twenty-sixth and final letter of the modern Latin alphabet.
In many dialects of English, the letter's name is pronounced zed /zɛd/, reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta (see below). In American English dialects, however, its name is pronounced zee /ziː/, deriving from a late 17th-century English dialectal form.
Basically Americans did with it what they did with everything the British spoke or used. Made it simpler, more effective, more logical, and better.
In many dialects of English, the letter's name is pronounced zed /zɛd/, reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta (see below). In American English dialects, however, its name is pronounced zee /ziː/, deriving from a late 17th-century English dialectal form.
Basically Americans did with it what they did with everything the British spoke or used. Made it simpler, more effective, more logical, and better.
It's all because most of the immigrants who populated the US where either religious extremists or convicts. As such many of them were a bit thick, so they needed to dumb down the language a bit.
If we'd realised the Americans would come up with the travesty that is Zee, we'd have never let you have your independence.
If we'd realised the Americans would come up with the travesty that is Zee, we'd have never let you have your independence.
The Brits are just upset that we owned their ass in the fight for this country, and now we are owning their language.
ZEE
ZEE
Zed , atleast I was teached so ...
for me its ZEE, question to the British - how do you pronounce zebra? is it zedbra?
do you pronouce 'ZED' 'Zef'? no didnt think so, so why relate it to other letters that dont follow language rules?elite3444 wrote:
why do u say it Zed? do u pronounce that like Jed-Bed-Ted-Fed
why do we get so many retarded arguements in this thread? do you pronounce the word 'make' as emm-a-kay-e? no, becuase you dont fucking say the letters in words like they are on their own the majority of the timeA12345 wrote:
for me its ZEE, question to the British - how do you pronounce zebra? is it zedbra?
your country was too retarded to make its own language like everyone else and so it just took english, shat on it, decided it had made it better and then went bragging to everyone about how they won every war and conflict in existence ever. single handed, and didnt turn up a few years late for any of themAgent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
The Brits are just upset that we owned their ass in the fight for this country, and now we are owning their language.
ZEE
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