There is a spelling for all numbers even though you can just write the numserc but there isn't a spelling for any letters of the alphabet except zee (if thats how you say it, I say zed)?
2006-12-10 04:06:58 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I'm lost sorry. in fact i know wot you mean wot about ess, or em, el, be, cee, dee, eff, aitch, kay, que, tee, pee, arr, ex, en, ewe well you know that thing :)
2006-12-10 04:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by Begbie 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is a spelling for numbers for proffessional reasons. It looks better spelled out into words in things like essays and articles as long as it is not a huge number. However, there aren't phoenetic spellings for letters because we use letters to spell in the first place and it would just be a waste of time and thought.
2006-12-10 04:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by chanteuse87 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its americans who say 'zee' us English (apart from people who watch too much American TV) say 'Zed'. Numbers are given names in letters so we know how to pronounce them. Its problematic to give words to letters as they're already the smallest components of our writing. It makes sense if you think of it this way. D could be spelt 'Dee' but would that be pronounced Day? Although there are those little squiggles that give guides to pronunciation you still need a basic level of understanding the letters. Words to describe them would themselves have to be composed of letters so it wouldnt work.
2006-12-10 04:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not in English, other languages do have spellings for the letters of their alphabet. For example, the French spelling for "z" is zed.
2006-12-10 04:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by Akyaas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Letters are sometimes presented in word format so that we know how to pronounce them. This happens most commonly with " and "H" Z".
Which is correct, Zee or Zed or Haitch or Aitch.
2006-12-12 23:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Letters are spelt as just one letter, including z. This is because letters are used for spelling, so they don't have a spelling of their own. Numbers have a proper spelling because although they are symbols, they are not used in spelling.
2006-12-10 04:25:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because why in the world would you need to spell a letter in the alphabet. Bring me two rrrr's. Would never come up in a conversation.
2006-12-10 04:11:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you say zed because it is spelled z-e-e.If you said zed,then it wouldn't sound right.
You can't spell a letter because letters spell out words.If letters spelled letters there would be no end to it.
2006-12-10 04:13:44 · answer #8 · answered by Kristina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because letters write out words and you can't write out things in numbers as that would not make any sense at all! If there were spellings of each and every letter it would just make things too confusing. Sometimes it is more appropriate to write numbers out by their name (e.g. one) to make things more formal
2006-12-10 04:13:39 · answer #9 · answered by kayleigh j 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the smallest element of a word is a sound, and a letter represents a sound. The name of a number is a word, so the smallest element of the name of a number is a sound, and a letter represents a sound.
2006-12-10 04:09:12 · answer #10 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Irish say zed! but i dont get the question
2006-12-10 04:09:46 · answer #11 · answered by fuzzybunny002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋