"zee" or "zed"

[Jonathan David]

Milla, Jonathan David...

Thanks for the entertainment!

That's what the Canadian forum should be (and mostly is) all about!



(I'll leave it you to decide who gets the extra smile... )

Dibs!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, I think that we might have derailed the thread a bit... sorry everyone... but it was milla's fault. (glad you enjoyed Avatar... we'll be here all week... then we are taking the show on the road)

 

[Bluelighted]

I say Zed, but does anyone know if Canada is the only country that pronounces it that way? Just curious.

 

[Redguard]

I think that most countries under the British monarchy (UK, Canada, Austrailia, etc) are taught to say zed.

 

[Victrixa]

zed

 

[SallyNow]

I'm am Canadian, so I say:



ZED

 

[traingosorry]

I think that most countries under the British monarchy (UK, Canada, Austrailia, etc) are taught to say zed.

You got it!

 

[OrthodoxServant86]

As a Canadian, I say Zed (yay )

And in response to an earlier question regarding the origin of the "ed" in "zed," I'd be willing to wager a hefty sum that it is from the greek Zeta, with a rougher, germanic breathing on the "t," eventually coming down to us in a "d" sound without the final "a".

You heard it here first folks, another useless fact .

In love and peace,

-Justin

 

[traingosorry]

As a Canadian, I say Zed (yay )

And in response to an earlier question regarding the origin of the "ed" in "zed," I'd be willing to wager a hefty sum that it is from the greek Zeta, with a rougher, germanic breathing on the "t," eventually coming down to us in a "d" sound without the final "a".

You heard it here first folks, another useless fact .

In love and peace,

-Justin

a useless fact is always beneficial, so in reality it's not useless at all

 

[SeRapH&CheRi]

I used to say ZED.
But since I've been living here in the States, now I say ZEE. *S&C runs and hides*
I do, however, have a perfectly good explanation for conforming to this "Americanism". I used to teach high school english literature and grammer here and so everytime I would say the letter "Z" as "Zed", all of my students would give me this stupid look, like I didn't know what I was talking about. Now I couldn't look like a total moron in front of my students, could I?

 

[Cordy]

Zed!

 

[newlite]

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