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[Maiden Voyage]

We live in a society

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Or Bed for B!

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

They don't respect the alphabet

 

[Husky]

Because non-Americans aren't free. They're fred.

 

[nush]

Because we didn't grow up with Sesame Street.

 

[Azurro]

I don't know, I say "Tee" and "Zee".

 

[poppabk]

Why do Americans say 'zee' for z, but not 'hee' for h? And 'double you' for w when it should be double vee or at least double uee?

 

[Lanrutcon]

Something something gun violence.

...did I do that right?

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Because we didn't grow up with Sesame Street.

 

[dr_octagon]

i refuse to take lectures from people who say 'meeer' instead of 'mirror'

and when it comes to Worcestershire

 

[Maiden Voyage]

i refuse to take lectures from people who say 'meeer' instead of 'mirror'

and when it comes to Worcestershire

warshyersistersginer sauce

 

[6502]

It's Zulu in all practicality. Zed is for 3 year olds learning the alphabet. Zee is an American thing, so inheritantly incorrect.

 

[dr_octagon]

warshyersistersginer sauce

 

[BigBooper]

I like to start conversations online with asking how they spell Z.

 

[Impotaku]

i refuse to take lectures from people who say 'meeer' instead of 'mirror'

and when it comes to Worcestershire

It's fucking hilarious watching them trying to pronounce that one, woooostashaa, wourcestercestishire.

Maybe it can be used in english tests in america, teacher holds up a bottle of lee & perrins and they have to try & pronounce it lol.

 

[Nobody_Important]

It's Zulu in all practicality. Zed is for 3 year olds learning the alphabet. Zee is an American thing, so inheritantly incorrect.

The last part got a healthy chuckle out of me. Thank you.

 

[dr_octagon]

It's fucking hilarious watching them trying to pronounce that one, woooostashaa, wourcestercestishire.

Maybe it can be used in english tests in america, teacher holds up a bottle of lee & perrins and they have to try & pronounce it lol.

 

[Porcile]

It's probably because Americans have a mouthful of hamburger and soda all the time which gives them a slight speech impediment.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Probably the same reason why the US and two poor nations are the only ones that still use Imperial measurement.


Only three countries – the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar – still (mostly or officially) stick to the imperial system, which uses distances, weight, height or area measurements that can ultimately be traced back to body parts or everyday items.

 

[BigBooper]

This is a travesty.

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Because it’s borrowed from the greek alphabet zeta.

 

[bitbydeath]

Same reason H is pronounced Hache and not Huh I suppose.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I don't know, I say "Tee" and "Zee".

teezzy Get ITT.

 

[Tschumi]

Plural of Moose should be Meese! GOD FUCKIN DAMMIT!

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Plural of Moose should be Meese! GOD FUCKIN DAMMIT!

Many much moosen is so succinct though

 

[INC]

Jay-Zed

 

[Armorian]

 

[UnNamed]

I still have to understand why Americans pronounce X as "zee" (in a word).

 

[SJRB]

They don't respect the alphabet

Eh excuse me, it's pronounced "alphabee", okay?

These people, I swear..

 

[INC]

Also why do they say twot?

When its clearly pronounced tw@t........unless a twot means something else

Otherwise its twat, you twats

 

[Birdo]

Legos.

 

[INC]

Legos.

Don't fucking start!!!!

 

[Spaceman292]

Why do Americans say 'zee' for z, but not 'hee' for h? And 'double you' for w when it should be double vee or at least double uee?

Aee bee see dee eee fee ghee. Hee ioee jee kee lee

 

[INC]

Why do Americans say 'zee' for z, but not 'hee' for h? And 'double you' for w when it should be double vee or at least double uee?

Well it has to be Zee to rhymes with Pee, in the song anyway......right?

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Probably the same reason why the US and two poor nations are the only ones that still use Imperial measurement.


Only three countries – the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar – still (mostly or officially) stick to the imperial system, which uses distances, weight, height or area measurements that can ultimately be traced back to body parts or everyday items.

Funnily enough since 1959 all the imperial units only exist as conversions from metric units, that means the formal definition of an inch is 2.54 centimeters.

That’s right boys, the American imperial units are nothing but a lie. You’ve been using metric all along for over 60 years!

 

[FunkMiller]

Well it has to be Zee to rhymes with Pee, in the song anyway......right?

That’s probably the exact reason they mispronounce it.

 

[INC]

Funnily enough since 1959 all the imperial units only exist as conversions from metric units, that means the formal definition of an inch is 2.54 centimeters.

That’s right boys, the American imperial units are nothing but a lie. You’ve been using metric all along for over 60 years!

They cant even get the day and month round the right way, as if theyre gonna notice the metric system

 

[clarky]

It's called English for a reason you twat.

 

[Codes 208]

English in general is weird. Why is thermo pronounced Thur-mo and meter as mee-ter but thermometer is Thur-mom-ehter instead of Thur-mo-mee-ter

 

[Tschumi]

I still have to understand why Americans pronounce X as "zee" (in a word).

i don't like how they say 'ecksavier' instead of 'zavier' for 'xavier'

English in general is weird. Why is thermo pronounced Thur-mo and meter as mee-ter but thermometer is Thur-mom-ehter instead of Thur-mo-mee-ter

to be fair i pronounce it ther-moh-meter... like the only thing i change is i round out the central 'o' sound

 

[TheGrat1]

i don't like how they say 'ecksavier' instead of 'zavier' for 'xavier'

That is a case-by-case thing.

Charles Xavier from X-Men = ecks-zave-yur
Xavier University - Zay-vee-yur
Xavien Howard (Football Player) = Zay-vee-en

 

[Soodanim]

Growing up watching Americans on TV, I always wondered what a “Gram cracker” was. Your country doesn’t seem to be able to say Graham.

Anyway fuck off, I’m going to watch Dragonball Zed.

edit: you cunts can’t say “Craig” either. Who the fuck is Creg? It doesn’t rhyme with Greg.

 

[INC]

Growing up watching Americans on TV, I always wondered what a “Gram cracker” was. Your country doesn’t seem to be able to say Graham.

Anyway fuck off, I’m going to watch Dragonball Zed.

edit: you cunts can’t say “Craig” either. Who the fuck is Creg? It doesn’t rhyme with Greg.

Another is vehicle

Most american shows it "verr-heree-cal"
Over here "veer-call'

Language its funny sometimes, its what binds us together, but also separates us.

 

[Tschumi]

That is a case-by-case thing.

Charles Xavier from X-Men = ecks-zave-yur
Xavier University - Zay-vee-yur
Xavien Howard (Football Player) = Zay-vee-en

>.> I'll accept the X-zavier because it's X-men, but in all other instances i reject, reject most whole heartedly, i say!

one thing yanks can be proud of: they spell aluminum right. aluminium was made up by europeans so it would fit in more nicely with the other '-ium' words...

 

[Soodanim]

>.> I'll accept the X-zavier because it's X-men, but in all other instances i reject, reject most whole heartedly, i say!

one thing yanks can be proud of: they spell aluminum right. aluminium was made up by europeans so it would fit in more nicely with the other '-ium' words...

I was under the impression that aluminium and aluminum are both right, but I can't remember where I read that now

 

[Tschumi]

I was under the impression that aluminium and aluminum are both right, but I can't remember where I read that now

well as far as i know the inventor/discoverer called it aluminum so.. there's that

 

[INC]

well as far as i know the inventor/discoverer called it aluminum so.. there's that

Well the inventor was Danish, so how do they pronounce it?

 

[MastaKiiLA]

I always thought it was to make it easier to distinguish between the spoken Z and C. Kinda like how people like me draw a horizontal line through the middle of a written Z to differentiate from a 2. I'm probably wrong, and it's probably something much more stupid.

 

[Tschumi]

Well the inventor was Danish, so how do they pronounce it?

Well however he did i guess

 

[Gifmaker]

Explain Kansas and Arkansas first.