Daily bread 06/22/2025

• Why Do Non-Americans Refer to “Z” as “Zed”? - Word Smarts

  • align with
  • the English-speaking world
  • feet instead of yards
  • own unique way of doing things
  • Fahrenheit instead of Celsius
  • identity extends to
  • borrowed that letter from
  • which in turn inspired
  • was adopted as
  • may have to do with
  • shortly after declaring independence
  • trying to create a unique identity
  • to standardize
  • his conception of
  • differed from
  • was solidified
  • you likely know it as
  • in his lyrics
  • came shortly before it
  • has been used to
  • has become fully entrenched in
  • it more closely aligns with

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