According to ....
Posted by Caroline on April 17, 1998 at 21:38:19:
In response to zzzzzzzzzz...., written by Kate on April 17, 1998 at 19:29:18
According to a broadcast on CBC Radio sometime in the last few months;-)
Mr Webster made it "Zee" because the greek letter it comes from ends in an open vowel ,or something, whilst if you say "zed", it's the only one that ends in a closed sound.To be honest, I cannot remember the whole thing, Kate, I was negotiating traffic at the time! I have always said "Zed, anyway, because if you are going to end the alphabet, you may as well sound like it! ;-)
- Well, we certainly can't confuse Zed with bee, cee, dee,... Deborah(MaMa) 00:33:12 4/18/98
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- Zed is better than zee or maybe it is just me :) because... Leanne S 12:04:18 4/20/98
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- Actually, Caroline 09:13:33 4/18/98
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- Zed is better than zee or maybe it is just me :) because... Leanne S 12:04:18 4/20/98
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