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MajGenl.Meade
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Because we're not simple minded idiots

One could pronounce F not as "eff" but as "fee" - or H as "hee" and so on. Any consonant can be pronounced as if it had "ee" attached to it.
It’s not just the British that pronounce “z” as “zed”. The vast majority of the English speaking world does this. The primary exception, of course, is in the United States where “z” is pronounced “zee”.

The British and others pronounce “z”, “zed”, owing to the origin of the letter “z”, the Greek letter “Zeta”. This gave rise to the Old French “zede”, which resulted in the English “zed” around the 15th century.

As to why people in the United States call “z”, “zee”, it is thought that this is likely simply adopted from the pronunciation of the letters “bee”, “cee”, “dee”, “eee”, “gee”, “pee”, “tee”, and “vee”.
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True Meade, but following the post you provided, B is the Greek "Beta", yet it is not pronounced "Bed".

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You're no fun any more
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I have my days. :lol:

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Lord Jim wrote:
Crackpot wrote:What did cats do to fulfill their need to knock things off of other things before they were domesticated?
They didn't knock over anything in the wild...

Knocking over things was a specific adaption that they developed in response to domestication...

Along with sitting in front of computer monitor screens... 8-)
And following you into the bathroom.
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maybe paul ryan could resign his house seat, maintain the Speakership, and throw his hat in the presidential ring......

hmmmmm

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Speaking of bathrooms, doncha just hate it when you start to sit down and yer butt hairs pretend to be Velcro?
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sounds like you need one of those squirty things that I m not sure how to spell....

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MajGenl.Meade wrote:Speaking of bathrooms, doncha just hate it when you start to sit down and yer butt hairs pretend to be Velcro?
You need to wipe better.
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Shave your hairy ass and you'll solve that problem...

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wesw wrote:sounds like you need one of those squirty things that I m not sure how to spell....
I'll get you started.

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rubba hose!
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I wish I didn't open this thread.

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Why? Did it sound like Velcro?
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Why don't shower walls clean themselves? All that hot water and soap flying around... you'd think they'd be cleaner after a shower than before.
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Image
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Works for me.
I like looking at the sky, but it doesn't make me feel insignificant. I am who I am and the universe is what it is. I try and me the best "me" that I can be. I am sure the universe is the best universe it can be too.

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a sleeping infant looks so angelic....

...and she sounds even better!

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hmmmm.

I ve been wasting time and energy wondering if going to war against the islamists was the right thing to do.

it doesn t really matter because we are already at war with them. just ask them. it s just a matter of whether or not we fight back.

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I miss the Kraft chicken noodle boxed dinners.

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C'mon over Sunday - we're making tuna and noodle casserole. My infant son used to call it "Tongues"... so we still do.
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