What word should be deleted from the English language and why?

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SW-User

xylophone. There's no damn z at the beginning of the word.

pennynoodles · 56-60, F

crazy isn't it?@SW-User

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

Study the word origin.

That root comes from a Greek word that starts with the letter ξ /xsi/.

I guess it was transliterated into an X and then the sound morphed from /xs/ to /z/.

pennynoodles · 56-60, F

It's still craxy teehee@JoyfulSilence

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@pennynoodles

Should we change "X-Men" to "Z-Men," too? LOL!

pennynoodles · 56-60, F

Yes! And when we go to sleep we could xxxxx instead of zzzzzz

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@pennynoodles

Is that like

xoxoxoxo

pennynoodles · 56-60, F

No...that is kisses and cuddles. We always used to sign our cards like that.@JoyfulSilence

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@pennynoodles

I never did.

I am afraid to show affection on here now. People block you.

pennynoodles · 56-60, F

Nah, everyone puts kisses nowadays.

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@pennynoodles I do it on here at times.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@SW-User it's spelled like zylophone? 😳 I had no idea...