The Letter "Z' Will Be Removed from the English Alphabet
by Daniel Scocco
Surprising as it sounds, it looks like the English alphabet will be losing one of its letters on June 1st. The announcement duyuru came from the "English Language Central Commission" (ELCC).
Here is a quote aktarılan söz from the press release:
"After carefully considering and debating tartışma the matter for over two years, the ELCC came to the conclusion sonuç that the letter "Z' should be removed from the English alphabet. The main objective hedef of this change is "to simplify the phonetic sesçil aspect durum" of the language, and to unify birleştirmek the American and British spellings."
What will happen to the words that have the letter "z' in them? It depends on the word. According to the ELCC, words that started with a "z' will now start with an "x'. Examples include:
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). Examples include: