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How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping snoring? "How and when did the letter Z become to be associated with sleeping?" First of all, zzzz (or z-z-z-z) is sound of snoring, from at least 1918 (Sometimes "a tiny saw cutting through a log" [1948] would be used, and both the snore and saw would make the same z-z-z-z sound ) Over time, this became associated with sleep in general, but most comic reference books (e g 2006's KA-BOOM! A
Why does ZzZzZz popularly indicates sleeping snoring in . . . - Reddit Why does "ZzZzZz" popularly indicates sleeping snoring in cartoons? I'm curious to find out how this started and gained popularity around midia Archived post New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast
orthography - English Language Usage Stack Exchange What is the most common or correct spelling of "zzzzz"? (1) nbsp; nbsp;zzzzz (5 letters)(2) nbsp; nbsp;zzzz (4 letters) (3) nbsp; nbsp;zzz (3 letters) My question stems from when I first wrot
Why is the English sound for sleeping zzzzzzzzzzz? : r . . . - Reddit 290 votes, 64 comments trueHey OP, think of the sound of someone snoring Now spell it I don't even know where to begin, because speech goes out, and snoring goes in Maybe nkhawwwwwww pewwwwww? That's my best guess Now, challenge number 2: not only spell it, but spell it in a way that is instantly familiar (granted, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy) And, spell it in a way that is easily
ELI5: Why are Zs associated with sleeping? - Reddit "First of all, zzzz (or z-z-z-z) is sound of snoring, from at least 1918 (Sometimes "a tiny saw cutting through a log" [1948] would be used, and both the snore and saw would make the same z-z-z-z sound ) Over time, this became associated with sleep in general, but most comic reference books (e g 2006's KA-BOOM! A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols Onomatopoeia, 2008's Comic books: how
Why is the zzz the onomatopoeia for sleeping? How did this . . . - Reddit Zzz is an onomatopoeic representation of snoring It was commonly used in media where sound effects were not an option, notably in comic books That's where it got its association with sleeping, even though it wasn't the only device used to symbolize snoring It’s unclear why zzz came to represent snoring Henry David Thoreau was the first writer to represent nonvocal sounds with the letter
Do other languages use zzz to represent sleep? - Reddit I'd assume it's pretty common or at least widely understood in most languages due to the spread of comics In Japanese manga, various different onomatopoeia (すーすー suusuu, ぐーぐー guuguu, うらうら uraura, etc ) can be used to signal that a character is sleeping (especially if they're snoring or sleeping in some other unruly fashion), but it's also common to just have a bubble
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