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

[Vykrel]

i say Zee... i was unaware that there was another pronunciation. it sounds really strange to me to say it any other way. also, "Zed" ruins the alphabet song.

is any one else going to see World War Zed?

 

[OverweightWhale]

Seems to be a lot of "LOL AMERICANS SO DUMB FOR PRONOUNCING THE LETTER Z A DIFFERENT WAY, L2SPEAK AMERICANS!!!11" in this thread. Seems no one can accept that people have a different way of pronouncing things...

 

[Laser Priest]

I usually use 'zee' but because of people (well one person) telling me it's pronounced 'zed' when I do, I think I'll start using 'zeed' and blow everyone's minds.

Hell yes.

I'm almost tempted to call it Frank.

 

[putowtin]

Zed, as I speak the queen's english, as George Bernard Shaw said;
"England and America are two countries separated by a common language"

 

[Prince Regent]

Being Dutch I say zed.

 

[Custard_Angel]

Australian. I say 'zee'.

 

[Harlief]

Like a voiced alveolar fricative... don't you?

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

I learned it as zee (blame Fisher Price), but when I realised that was wrong (around 6 years-old) I started saying zed. Irish by the way.

 

[FamoFunk]

Zed. I think Zee sounds silly, but then, I would. (Welshy Brit, btw)

 

[smithy_2045]

The Australian way, which, incidentally, is the best way.

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

This is going to be fun with time zones.

It'll start with "zed" winning and then "zee" will probably win by a landslide as soon as all of the Americans wake up.

 

[kahlzun]

ß

 

[MindBullets]

From UK, hence Zed. Standard.

What really confused me a while ago, and I'd forgotten about until just now, is why some people pronounce J to rhyme with the letter I. "Jaye", as opposed to of "Jay". Anyone here do this and can explain what the deal is with that?

 

[AngryMongoose]

"How do I pronounce the letter Zee? I pronounce it 'Zed'"

 

[Funkysandwich]

I alternate between the two. For instance, I own a Datsun 260Z, which I refer to as "The Zed", However, I prefer to say "Two-Sixty Zee" if I'm talking about that model of car. But most commonly i say Zed if I'm just using the letter by itself.

 

[SillyBear]

Pretty simple. Do you pronounce it "zee" or "zed"? Or do you pronounce it another way (if you do, I'd love to know where you come from)?

I'm an Aussie, and I pronounce it zed

You may as well just make your poll be:

Where are you from?

- The USA

- Somewhere else.

Because that's all you're really asking.

 

[LordOmnit]

"Zee" because it is a letter and not a word.
Or I would say that, but there is still the pesky issue of H being "eich" and W being "double-you."
Still "zee" because it keeps it consistent with all the other pronunciations (as far as I am aware) of letters ending on continuant sounds rather than a stop. And don't say Z special because it's the last one- it can be just like all the rest of the letters.

 

[SillyBear]

From UK, hence Zed. Standard.

What really confused me a while ago, and I'd forgotten about until just now, is why some people pronounce J to rhyme with the letter I. "Jaye", as opposed to of "Jay". Anyone here do this and can explain what the deal is with that?

I have never in my life heard someone doing that. It must be some kind of slang?

 

[Aedrial]

I pronounce it "Z".