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Posted by Kate on April 17, 1998 at 19:29:18:


In response to To be exact...., written by Caroline on April 17, 1998 at 11:24:32

To L and T index(It is actually more logical for the last letter of the Alphabet to be pronounced "zee" and not "zed", for example.



Why??

We don't say "lee" for L or "mee" for M or "nee" for n, or "see" for s.

There's really no logic to alphabetical pronounciation (as I've discovered when I've tried to spell out things in German, French or Spanish)

And I won't even go into W.




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