Why do Americans pronounce Z Ze as ze? The British and others pronounce “z”, “zed”, owing to the origin of the letter “z”, the Greek letter “Zeta”. This gave rise to the Old French “zede”, which resulted in the English “zed” around the 15th century. As to why people in the United States call “z”, “zee”, it is

In the automotive world I am pretty arbitrary. I would say "Nissan Three Fifty Zee" but then also say "Camaro Zed Twenty Eight". I do say Dragonball Zee. There's a PC zombie game called DayZ, which I assume is pronounced "Day Zee", however I usually sarcastically refer to it as Day Zed, except sometimes in writing I will refer to it as "Daisy".

Just a general question but how do you pronounce your Z? is it zee or zed? ----- my answer is zee, even though Im Canadian where everyone says zed. it would also be nice to know your country, just so i know where certain places say zee and/or zed
Generation Z pronunciation. How to say Generation Z. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more. The legal pronunciation here in Canada is zed, but I say Zee. IUnderscoreArtworks • 16 • 33 min. ago. This is one of times I actually feel the UK/AU pronunciation is inferior. Zee rolls off the tounge but Zed.. what the fuck were the Brits on? Kush_Shukla • 17 • 18 min. ago. AU Sound: Canadians pronounce the “au” sound as “oo,” while Americans pronounce it as is. Use of Eh: Canadians frequently use “eh,” similar to how Americans use “you know.” Some Americans also use “eh” in their speech. Letter Z: Canadians pronounce the letter Z as “Zed,” while Americans pronounce it as “Zee.” Zero Point Module shortens to ZPM. In America, the Z is pronounced "Zee". In Canada, England, and other parts of the world, it's pronounced "Zed". It isn't stupid, it's just the way it is. And it has nothing at all to do with accents. It's like that whole cheeseburger vs. royale with cheese thing in Pulp Fiction. The majority of English-speaking countries pronounce "Z" as "Zed", particularly those with British-English origins. Indeed, it seems that only the United States favours the "Zee" pronunciation. The "Zed" pronunciation comes from Zeta, the Greek letter, via the Old French "Zede". This pronunciation dates to c. 15th century. "V" rhymes with "Z" "ABC's" rhymes with "sing with me" Since Americans pronounce "Z" as "zee", it works well. In countries that pronounce "Z" as "zed", the middle rhyme does not work. Which is why we pronounce it "zee" while singing the song and "zed" in most other instances. Zee is Merican pronunciation. It's Zed up here. A lot of younger Canadians will mix and match which version of the letter they say. If the thing they’re saying has an American origin and they hear people say it with “zee” first, they’ll go with that. We hear Americans on TV say “Gen Zee” so we’ll repeat that. ihQk.
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