POLL: The Pronunciation of the letter "Z"

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I think that this has mostly to do with where your from, but lets let the nations duke it out, grammatically!

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Poll Results: The Pronunciation of the letter "Z" (75 votes.)

How is it pronounced? (Choose 1)
* "zee" - 48% (36)
* "zed" - 52% (39)

 

Fools! It's "Zay"!

 

I don't understand the big deal about it, but so far, "zee" is winning.

 

Well obviously, the real way to say it is Zed. Seeing as how it's what the British have always said. But I say Zee because I was raised on Sesame Street.

 

Of course, because the British are always right about English (American or British).

 

Zed.

 

ZZZZZZZ....ZZZZZZZ....ZZZZZZZ....

 

It's Zed, because that's what the British say. Any word that the Americans spell different is wrong. Like Mom.

 

The name of the language should give away the way to say it don;t you think?

 

Zed ruins the rhyming in the alphabet song!

 

Zee I say!

 

1. Zebra - (pronounced as zed-bra) Any of several swift, wild, horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, having distinctive overall markings of alternating white and black or brown stripes.

2. Zebra - (pronounced as zee-bra) Any of several swift, wild, horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, having distinctive overall markings of alternating white and black or brown stripes.

3. Zebra - (pronounced as zay-bra) Any of several swift, wild, horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, having distinctive overall markings of alternating white and black or brown stripes.

Take your pick. I go for #2.

 

i guess more than 99% of people in hongkong pronunce it as "Yee-Set"
even the english teachers prounce it this way..

 

I say it is pronounced zom lolol hmm i am just kidding

[ January 16, 2003, 22:04: Message edited by: X ]

 

Seriously people, if the English say it's zed then it's zed, its their freaking language after all!

 

Indeed, after all, who discovered america??

But, what about the natives of america who were there when america was discovered, where do they fit into all of this??

 

Zet.
What's with this english thing?
Did not see anything like that.

 

Zet would indeed be the Scandinavian way.

In English the letter is pronounced Zed.

You Americans have a habit of simplifying the language, but to change the Zed to Zee just to make it fit in with a little ditty? I don't know!

To compare the pronounciation of a letter, Nior, to how it's pronounced in a word, well let's try:

eh(A) as in apple, Bee as in bottle, need we go on?

 

Gee Viking, I didn't know you would be taking that seriously. (Sigh.)

 

You know what I think?

No?

It's with a W

The W of ho gives a f*ck

Now on a serious not, it's zed