History of the Z

[metalmonkey47]

I was browsing youtube and came across this video.

 

If you haven't already seen it, you might find it pretty awesome!

 

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AND heres part 1 of another documentary!

 

Edited April 4, 2010 by metalmonkey47

[INDY510]

No....

 

 

You're wrong....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the history of the Z:

 

[metalmonkey47]

No....

 

 

You're wrong....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the history of the Z:

 

 

lol Clarkson is legendary. I love that man.

[Skib]

 

 

AND heres part 1 of another documentary!

 

 

 

Iv got that on DVD :cool:

[metalmonkey47]

Now I'm jealous of you even more. haha

[mikelangelo11]

Well the letter z,occurs very rarely in Latin and then not in native Latin words. It is also very rare in English, but is much more common in medieval French, more so even than in modern French.

[metalmonkey47]

Well the letter z,occurs very rarely in Latin and then not in native Latin words. It is also very rare in English, but is much more common in medieval French, more so even than in modern French.

 

That's quite a mouthful ya got there

[hughdogz]

Well the letter z,occurs very rarely in Latin and then not in native Latin words...

 

What? Zeta is the 6th letter of the Greek, and last letter in the Latin alphabent.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_alphabet

 

...It is also very rare in English, but is much more common in medieval French, more so even than in modern French.

 

 

There are of a lot of English words that uses "Z" as a lettter:

 

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adze azan azon bize bozo buzz chez cozy czar daze ditz doze dozy faze fizz fozy friz futz fuze fuzz gaze geez haze hazy izar jazz jeez laze lazy lutz maze mazy meze mozo nazi ooze oozy orzo ouzo oyez phiz prez putz quiz raze razz ritz size sizy spaz tzar whiz zags zany zaps zarf zeal zebu zeds zees zein zeks zerk zero zest zeta zigs zill zinc zing zins zips ziti zits zoea zoic zone zonk zoom zoon zoos zori zyme

adz azo biz coz fez fiz lez wiz zag zap zax zed zee zek zig zin zip zit zoa zoo

zo

 

You probably already know that Z is pronounced "Zed" in the rest of the world (besides the U.S.) ;)

[boomstickracing]

 

 

 

 

 

It's the ugliest shirt i've ever wanted!!

he was wearing it when david tennant(Dr. Who) was on to do a lap

[Skib]

It's the ugliest shirt i've ever wanted!!

 

 

I know right? I was watching that eppisode yesterday with the GF and and Im like...

 

"look! look! its a Z shirt! its awesome! its got all the Z cars on it see! I totally want it!"

 

and she just looked at me like I was a retarded 6yr old :lol:

[JSM]

Great video.

[skunk]

I know right? I was watching that eppisode yesterday with the GF and and Im like...

 

"look! look! its a Z shirt! its awesome! its got all the Z cars on it see! I totally want it!"

 

and she just looked at me like I was a retarded 6yr old :lol:

:lol: :lol: