2006-08-12 13:47:45 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
they really aren't if you say it right. we just get too lazy to say the write way. using the "z" sound is much quicker and easier.
2006-08-12 18:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by buttercup_madison 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Most English words beginning with x, including many obscure scientific terms, are of Greek origin. The x (pronounced "z") actually represents the Greek letter xi, the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, which is pronounced "z."
2006-08-12 15:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The origin for those words are not English.
2006-08-12 16:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by Smith P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't forget Xena, the warrior princess :)
Because Americans and other english speakers pronounce "Z" differently.
2006-08-12 14:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by Freeway 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Xavier, xanthein, xebec, xenon, xeroderma, xylograph, xylonite, xyster
2006-08-12 16:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by Patricia D 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well.. how else are you supposed to pronounce the letter "X" then? i dont know you tell me..
2006-08-12 19:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by tangerine 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋