>
> >     > Sean,
> >     >  Whats with this "my bad". We are NOT AMERICANS...
> >
> >     I've been living in the USA for a year or so. This example is way
> >     down on the
> >     list of annoyingizations of the language :)
> >
> > The one that gets me is Herbs, pronounced Erbs, and yet the ability to
> > pronounce the letter H as Haitch.
> >
> > All Set.
>
> The use of 'z' instead of 's' - as in Americanization - and also 'zee'
> instead of 'zed' while we're at it!
>
> I'll admit to using Zee instead of Zed. I work for a US company, and our
robots have a Z axis. As the majority of training is carried out in the US,
some things tend to rub off. Especially when you've been over there for a
while.

Also # != £
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