How do you spell the alphabet?
 

Alright, so I'll admit this has always intriged me, even since I was but a wee lad. However, I think I vaguely remember learning how to spell the name of letters in gradeschool. Does anyone have any links to the actual spellings?

For instance, "B" would be spelled "Bee" or whatever...

Satisfy my curiosity!

Can't wait til we get to the ZEEE vs ZED letter :)

one letter at a time?

Ay!

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I bet there's a teacher in the room who could provide good examples. (Helloooo, Gilda?)

And zed? No way, it's izzard. :)

When I was a lad one of our tasks in 2nd or 3rd grade was adding words that represented the alternate sounds for each letter. Unfortunately friends & I were more interested in drawing tanks, planes & big explosions than participating. However, I do recall B=Burp was quite popular.

Or, as They Might Be Giants asked on their second children's album, "Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?"

Just because Zeee makes Twinkle Twinkle little star rhyme is no reason to lose the correct pronunciation of Zed.

GILDA!!!111oneoneone


Help us out, my friend :D

Pretty please - with sugar? Maybe a cherry?

In case no one can wait until <b>Gilda</b> answers.

Courtesy of <a href="http://www.answers.com/english%20alphabet" target="blank">Answers.com</a> (I am not an employee nor do I benefit in anyway from mentioning them).
Spoiler:
Letter Letter name (IPA)
A a [e?]
B bee [bi?]
C cee [si?]
D dee [di?]
E e [i?]
F ef [?f]
G gee [d?i?]
H aitch [e?t?] or haitch [he?t?]
I i [a?]
J jay [d?e?]
K kay [ke?]
L el [?l]
M em [?m]
N en [?n]
O o [??]
P pee [pi?]
Q cue [kju?]
R ar [??] (non-rhotic) or [??] (rhotic) (see rhotic and non-rhotic accents)
S ess [?s]
T tee [ti?]
U u [ju?]
V vee [vi?]
W double-u [d?.b(?)l.ju?]
X ex [?ks]
Y wye [wa?]
Z zed [z?d] or zee [zi?] (the latter in American English only)

T-H-E A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T

One need to look no further than to the voice of a generation.


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Thanks Sticky! A couple of years ago the National Spelling Bee was won when a contestant flubbed "H". The look of stunned suprise on her face when given her 'word' was priceless.

FYI: These are all acceptable for play in Scrabble.

I always thought "Elemenopy" would be a good name for a band. OK a pretentious band, but still...

My daughter sings the alphabet song:

a, b, c, d, e, h, elemenopee, r, s, t, v, xyz

she skips a few and mashes a few... she also says, zee but that just because the first letter of her name is Z and we call her Zee...

OK, second time to mention it in this thread: TMBG's "Here Come the ABCs" has a song tltled LMNO, to drive the point home that they are "four letters, not one". Charlatan, pick it up for your daughter; it's my son's current favorite album.

Boy, do I ever feel guilty about posting this. Sheesh.

Instead of typing up one-handed responses to ridiculous questions, Gilda - concentrate on recovering from your accident...

Sticky has helped us out already :D

So wait... outside of the US, Z is pronounced Zed? :confused:

I like to spell it with <i>Explosive Runes</i> or, if I'm feeling holy, <i>Glyphs of Warding</i>.

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love ya', buddy..

right back atcha, my friend.......... :icare:

*feels jealous*

ok, i love ya' too, but only a little bit (hehe...)