Zebra. Zoo. Zigzag. What do they have in common?
It seems like the English Alphabet would lose its last letter. Surprising as it may sound to you, the poor, lonely "z" just like the puny Pluto, will be down on its final curtain. The final letter, "z"'s history includes a time when the letter was seldom used. This shocking announcement came from the English Language Central Commission (ELCC) last June 1st. The main objective of this was to simplify the phonetic aspect of the language. Unifying the American and British spellings is another aim for this shocking twist in the alphabet.
And the big question now is...What will happen to the words that have a letter z in them? According to the ELCC, words that started with a "z" will now start with an "x". Therefore, zero will now be spelled X-E-R-O. On the other hands, words that featured a letter z in them with the "s" sound will now be officially written with the "s". So, visualize will now be, V-I-S-U-A-L-I-S-E. The letter z was not always the final letter of the modern English Alphabet. For several years, the ampersand (&) which is sometimes used to replace the word and in sentences.
However, due to the vagueness of the details about announcement, it is unsure whether the implementation of "z"'s departure would be final. It will be hard for us to adapt since the letter z has been playing an essential role in terms of communication. Well, all we can say for now is the English Alphabet is like a human body. If one is missing, the whole function and purpose of the thing would become trash.
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