Firefly8 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Lichley said: You have lived your life completely devoid of any Scooby Doo references whatsoever? :0 Yes, sadly Link to post Share on other sites
argar Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Never too late to catch up. Link to post Share on other sites
Strange-quark Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I was thaught to pronunce it zed I think. Zee would be easier though. Link to post Share on other sites
firewallflower Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I pronounce it zee because that's how everyone says it where I live, but I do quite like zed. I remember reading a poem many years ago and being very confused because it rhymed "said" and "Z". Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Tempest Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Zed, because I grew up in the UK. Zē, if talking to my Grandma or my dad. Link to post Share on other sites
argar Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 And I just realized why in the Power Ranger he was called Lord Zed. Link to post Share on other sites
HonoraryJedi Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Zed and Zee both sound correct to me. Pretty sure it is Zed I was initially taught, and Zee that I've heard more in later years. In Swedish it's Zäta Link to post Share on other sites
ColeHW34 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Either Zee or Cee. It's hard to tell. Link to post Share on other sites
Lunala Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Zed. It depends on where you're from. In Australia most people say "zed" as in "zeh-bra" while Americans say "zee-bra" Link to post Share on other sites
DuranDuranfan Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Zed, because I’m Canadian. Link to post Share on other sites
N8ty L3asT Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I pronounce Z like I do X at the beginning of a word Link to post Share on other sites
J. van Deijck Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 actually it depends on which language I use 😂 Link to post Share on other sites
Strange-quark Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Jelle van der Lee said: actually it depends on which language I use 😂 Don't all the alphabets? 🧐 Link to post Share on other sites
Taival Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Zed! I think that's what they taught us in primary school here? I don't remember. I have trouble differentiating between English C and Z sounds anyway, not to mention pronouncing them, so saying zed just makes is easier for me. Link to post Share on other sites
OmegaTheMetamorphicDreamer Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I was taught to pronounce it "Zee", though now I have no problem using either pronounciation. Actually, when I was really little, I used to pronounce exactly the same as C and was confused why there were two letters with the same name. Link to post Share on other sites
E Wildflower Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Being American, I say “zee” when talking about the letter of the alphabet, but I pronounce zsexual/zedsexual (as in a term for someone who isn’t on the ace spectrum) as “zedsexual” because that’s the pronunciation I hear most often. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 "Zee" if I'm speaking English, "zed" if I'm speaking French... but I voted for "zee" since (American) English is my first language Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Im American all this "zed" junk is for Canadians and Europeans. Link to post Share on other sites
Nirnroot Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Like with a lot of things, America likes to feel special. We spell our words differently. We don't use the metric system. We say zee instead of zed. Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceDustbin Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Zed/zet Link to post Share on other sites
Zagadka Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Zee, Zhe, zeh, depends on the language. Anyway, not zed. Link to post Share on other sites
Philip027 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Is B "bed", E "ed", P "ped" etc? No? Well, don't see why Z is "zed" then. Link to post Share on other sites
Mackenzie Holiday Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Philip027 said: Is B "bed", E "ed", P "ped" etc? No? Well, don't see why Z is "zed" then. On that note, what's the deal with H being pronounced aitch? Why isn't it hee? Why is S es and not see? Why is C see and not kee? Actually, why is K kay instead of kee? But if K was kee, then what would that make C? What were we talking about again? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I thought that that Z stood for Zorro The lyrics popped into my head: Out of the night, when the full moon is bright, Comes the horseman known as Zorro. This bold renegade Carves a "Z" with his blade, A "Z" that stands for Zorro. Zorro, Zorro, the fox so cunning and free, Zorro, Zorro, who makes the sign of the Z. He is polite, But the wicked take flight When they catch the sight of Zorro. He’s friend of the weak, And the poor and the meek, This very unique señor Zorro. Zorro, Zorro, the fox so cunning and free, Zorro, Zorro, who makes the sign of the Z. Zorro, Zorro, Zorro, Zorro, Zorro. Link to post Share on other sites
Mackenzie Holiday Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 @Moony's Boy Child Is Z pronounced Zorro in those lyrics too? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 @Mackenzie Holiday Actually it's pronounced "Zeh," I don't know why. Link to post Share on other sites
Fraggle Underdark Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mackenzie Holiday said: On that note, what's the deal with H being pronounced aitch? Why isn't it hee? Why is S es and not see? Why is C see and not kee? Actually, why is K kay instead of kee? But if K was kee, then what would that make C? I would like to point out that W clearly has the best pronunciation "double ewe" because it is obviously just two ewes next to each other. Link to post Share on other sites
Orion the Hunter Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Also keep in mind that in America the letters W and Z can both be pronounced as “Waffles” Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Moony's Boy Child said: @Mackenzie Holiday Actually it's pronounced "Zeh," I don't know why. Looks like it's meant to rhyme with "free". Link to post Share on other sites
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