![]() ![]() True, it’d make spelling a lot of things on the fly easier- so many children do have trouble with the letter, but I shudder at how much we’d have to fix if we removed it. I think it’s interesting either way but I’d rather it be a prank. What about my Alphabits cereal? Would New Zealand… The announcement came from the English Language Central Commission (ELCC). Children of the next generation reading library books and wondering what that funny little letter is. The Letter Z Will Be Removed from the English Alphabet by Guest Author Surprising as it sounds, it looks like the English alphabet will be losing one of its letters on June 1st. On an ironic note, think of all the spell check software we’d have to update. If we’re going to change something why haven’t we gone for a more obvious rout and changed color to colour or check to cheque? Why immediately go for the letter Z? Besides, we don’t use the phrase ‘snogging’ or any other British terms here in America- so what if we keep some little letter they don’t? It makes us different. ![]() Yes, it’s cool we’re unifying the language across the globe from one country to the next but let’s not forget- we’re individualistic (in theory). What about the word Zebra? Sebra? Xebra? Eww. Wonder what they’d do with that extra space on the keyboard… What do you think about this change? Will it really simplify the English language, or will it make things more confusing? Words that featured a “z” with the “s” sound, on the other hand, will now be officially written with the “s” (i.e., unifying the American and British spelling). According to the ELCC, words that started with a “z” will now start with an “x”. What will happen to the words that have the letter “z” in them? It depends on the word. The main objective of this change is to simplify the phonetic aspect of the language, and to unify the American and British spellings. ![]() The announcement came from the English Language Central Commission (ELCC).Īfter carefully considering and debating the matter for over two years, the ELCC came to the conclusion that the letter “Z” should be removed from the English alphabet. Surprising as it sounds, it looks like the English alphabet will be losing one of its letters on June 1st. A phonetic alphabet is a list of words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by radio or telephone. ![]()
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