Poll: How do you pronounce the letter "z"?

[ThyReaper]

An Australian and I say Zee, fucking Sesame Street ruined me lol, I don't hear people pronounce it as Zed, and Zee works with the ABCD song.

But for some things I say Zed, for example, Nissan 350 Zed, not the 350 Zee.

 

[Woodsey]

Zed, although I'm used to both. Zee sounds ridiculous at the end of the alphabet though.

Also hate when people pronounce H as "Hey-ch"

Is there another way of pronouncing it?

Ay-ch.

Zee. The PROPER and AMERICAN way to say it.

Can't tell if mocking forum or just stupidity.

 

[Brandon237]

I pronounce it "zed" - the way the entire english-speaking world other than America pronounce it.

This is what I entered the thread to say. Accursed poninjas.

You aren't the only one

And yes, Zed, that is correct, that is how it started, before... yeah... Zed it is, burn the infidels who do not say Zed! Nah, the infidels are fine, so long as they say it Zed

 

[thylasos]

Zed, as is commonplace in the commonwealth.

 

[necromanzer52]

I alternate. I voted zee, because that's how I pronounced it when I read the title.

 

[thylasos]

wait, how do you say it then cus i have never heard it called anything else?

It's pronounced Aitch, there's no H at the beginning of the word.

Depends if you're speaking Hiberno-English, or any other of the dialects and small groups within which Haitch is correct.

 

[thylasos]

TZÄTT. Because German.
How can people who say "zee" distinguish it from "cee"?

Because those're different initial consonants, and are pronounced as such? Possibly it's less obvious to a non-native ear.

 

[bakan]

I pronounce it as 'zed', as 'zee' reminds me of

Spoiler: gee

...

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Zed, although I'm used to both. Zee sounds ridiculous at the end of the alphabet though.

Also hate when people pronounce H as "Hey-ch"

Is there another way of pronouncing it?

Ay-ch.

Zee. The PROPER and AMERICAN way to say it.

Can't tell if mocking forum or just stupidity.

The fact I put those words in caps should set off your sarcasm detector...

 

[Dethenger]

that we're not on the metric system yet,

To be fair, that's actually important. The system we use sucks balls, not even just compared to the metric system. A base ten system is a lot more convenient than our 1 inch, 12 inch=foot, 3 feet=yard, 5280 feet=mile watafak system. Also, the system is a lot more handy for sciences needing measurements, so there's that.

 

[Vern]

Zee, as I'm an American. Occasionally with the British and Commonwealth zed when I mean to be funny, and at times the German zet. But yes, it's a zee to me, and it always will be. Because I don't pronounce zebra as zedbra.

 

[Brandon237]

Because this question has been done and redone (and is only the outcome of a silly culture difference), I'm going to answer it in a simple to read format.

Switch ( country_of_origin ){
Case "Uk":
  z_pronounce="Zed";
  break;
Case "USA":
  z_pronounce="Zee";
  break;
default:
  cout << "Stop being awkward, and pick one.";
}

... or at least that's how things should go.

Or if you want it in another language:


Procedure TBodySpeaker.MouthZPronounce(sender: TObject)
begin
_ if sCountry = 'UK'
__ then z.pronunciation := 'Zed';

_ if sCountry = 'USA'
__ then
___ begin
____ z.pronunciation := 'Zee';
____ ShowMessage('You pronounce it wrong, but whatever.');
___ end;
end;

 

[cptpuddingcup]

This might be weird but even though im from New Zealand, i say "Zee", dont know why but its just the way i learnt it

 

[ecophobia]

Australians pronounce it 'zee'.
I think it may be partially because it rhymes with E, G, T etc.

 

[Lukeje]

I don't. I'm British and thus the letter `z' never enters into actual words due to hypercorrection.

 

[Frungy]

"Zee" because it's how it's pronounced here in the US o' A.

Unfortunately, this insignificant cultural difference usually leads to Brits and 'mericans bitching over which one is "Right" when it really does not matter. :l

I think I have legitimate cause for complaint when someone pronounces Zebra as Zeebra. I mean seriously people, the animal is from my country, I should have the right to tell you how to pronounce the word correctly, yet for some reason yanks get all uppity about it an insist that Zeebra is just as correct. Umm. No. It isn't. Zebra, not Zeebra. Get it right.

 

[Wapox]

I make use of the pronounciation from "Men in Black" IE. Zed.

 

[Mr Pantomime]

When I think Zee, I think of Dragon Ball Z. But when I think Zed, I think of 90s/early 2000's New Zealand pop rock band Zed.

Spoiler

 

[Randomperson9999999]

zed canadian