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Random FactsCuriousOneNovember 03, 2016English, instead, only, pronounces, speaking, that, usa, zed, zeeComment USA is the only English speaking country that pronounces Z as zee instead of zed Random FactsCuriousOneNovember 03, 2016English, instead, only, pronounces, speaking, that, usa, zed, zeeComment
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