Pronunciation of Z

[Phlegmak]

Do you say zed or zee?

 

[holy king]

depends on the language i'm talking in, most of the time neither

 

[Zelig]

French Canadian, so obviously, zed.

 

[classical_hero]

What about if you use both?

 

[Phlegmak]

What about if you use both?

Then you're a mutant, obviously.

 

[Bast]

tset??????

 

[Arwon]

Theta?

OK, in English I say zed like a good Australian.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

I say it the proper way. (i.e. zed)

 

[Swedishguy]

Neither. I say se.

I'm swedish, remember?

 

[Dubai Vol]

It's a draw in my house: I say zee, Mrs Dubai says zed. She seems to think that just because the language is called "English" that the English pronunciation and spelling are correct. We have loads of fun playing Scrabble!

Actually, as I am surrounded by brits all day in addiotion to being married to one, I have become bilingual, I speak English and American!

 

[JZ_UK]

In isolation Z is Zed.

In my nickname its Zee.

In most words I can think I would pronounce "Ze" short, like say ZE(h)Bra

In my surname the Z is a clipped sound too.

...I'm sure through these walls my neighbours must be wondering why one earth someone is repeating Z words and Z sounds over and over...

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Theta?

No, it's "seta". Duh.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Zed, of course.

 

[Phlegmak]

I realized I could make another thread for pronunciation of 0. Do you say:

zero
nought

 

[classical_hero]

Then you're a mutant, obviously.

I am equally comfortable with using both. You have to say Zee if you want to sing the alphabet song, since nothing rhymes with Zed, but it commone here to say Zed.

 

[Bill3000]

Zee, like a good American with the superior dialect.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I can assure you that the alphabet song is quite singable even when ending it with zed.

 

[Arwon]

No, it's "seta". Duh.

Not in Aragón!

 

[holy king]

I am equally comfortable with using both. You have to say Zee if you want to sing the alphabet song, since nothing rhymes with Zed, but it commone here to say Zed.

ok, how often do you sing the alphabet song?

 

[classical_hero]

I have it in my head right now, due to this thread, with the various endings.