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Zed/zee
Presumably the Pilgrim Fathers termed the last letter of the alphabet 'zed', as in the Shakespeare lineThou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!In which case, when did Americans start to say 'zee'?...
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The first cite in OED2 for the "zee" pronunciation of the last letter is the 1828 Noah Webster dictionary, so maybe an affirmative answer to the question is indicated. However, in the entry for the...
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I imagine Encarta swiped its dating (as M-W routinely does) from the OED, which has these cites under zee:1677 T. Lye New Spelling Bk. ii. 5 Zz zee Z-eal, thou shalt be my charret, whilst I ride,...
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