Why do they call Z cars, Zeds?
Originally Posted by Kolia
I'm French Canadian. You know, the ones who burned down the capitol in the old days? 
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Originally Posted by Everybodywildou
Centrum Vitamins...
From A to Zed
From A to Zed
It's Centrum From A to Zinc. LOL
In OZ we say ThirftyZed. 350 Zed.
Zed Car. Is it a ZEEbra or a ZEBra. (Who the hell cares)
Does the Queen live in a (Castle) Cassell or CARSell. Again Care factor Zero.
I think Zed sounds Tougher.
Zee sounds like Pee LOL.
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Hahaha, this thread is hilarious.
Personally I think you guys are entitled to call the Z whatever you like. You see, when we shipped the pilgrim fathers over the pond (we were fed up with their round-the-clock religious clap-trap over here) they took a version of English that was in common use at that time; which included a lot more letter z's than we currently use. Hence words like:
Realize (US) as opposed to Realise (Brit), and Specialize, Harmonize, etc etc stem from the fact that *that's how the British used to spell it*. It's just that we changed it, and you didn't.
So seeing as you use all those Z's, and we don't, and you drive 20 times more Z's than we do (because a base Z over here costs approx $48,000), call it what you like.
Of course, the pedants amongst you will know that the original Z car, the 240Z, was ALWAYS a Zed in both Europe and Japan. I'm not sure if that heritage counts for anything though.
Stephen
Oh, and PS
Nought to Sixty
vs
Zero to Sixty
Think you'll find we're one syllable more efficient
Personally I think you guys are entitled to call the Z whatever you like. You see, when we shipped the pilgrim fathers over the pond (we were fed up with their round-the-clock religious clap-trap over here) they took a version of English that was in common use at that time; which included a lot more letter z's than we currently use. Hence words like:
Realize (US) as opposed to Realise (Brit), and Specialize, Harmonize, etc etc stem from the fact that *that's how the British used to spell it*. It's just that we changed it, and you didn't.
So seeing as you use all those Z's, and we don't, and you drive 20 times more Z's than we do (because a base Z over here costs approx $48,000), call it what you like.
Of course, the pedants amongst you will know that the original Z car, the 240Z, was ALWAYS a Zed in both Europe and Japan. I'm not sure if that heritage counts for anything though.
Stephen
Oh, and PS
Nought to Sixty
vs
Zero to Sixty
Think you'll find we're one syllable more efficient
This thread reminded me of one of my favorite jokes:
An Englishman and an American are waiting in the lobby of a hotel in London. Small talk ensues and the American mentions he is waiting for the elevator. The Englishman good-heartedly says, "Surely, you mean the lift?" American, acting pompous, retorts, "No. It's the elevator. Besides, I should know what it's called. Afterall, the elevator was invented in the United States." To this, the Englishman quips, "I am certain it was, my good friend. But the language was invented here."
An Englishman and an American are waiting in the lobby of a hotel in London. Small talk ensues and the American mentions he is waiting for the elevator. The Englishman good-heartedly says, "Surely, you mean the lift?" American, acting pompous, retorts, "No. It's the elevator. Besides, I should know what it's called. Afterall, the elevator was invented in the United States." To this, the Englishman quips, "I am certain it was, my good friend. But the language was invented here."
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