It's Zed damnit.
Poll
Zee or Zed?
| Zee | 54% | 54% - 140 | ||||
| Zed | 45% | 45% - 116 | ||||
| Total: 256 | ||||||
Nope, there is the queens English, or this made up variation which pronounces "aluminium" as "aloomium" wtf is up with that, color its "colour" they even have the cheek to put "american english" on programs instead of english, the one and only. go get your own language dirty mericunsWinston_Churchill wrote:
The last letter of the alphabet
Pretty much the pronunciation difference in British English vs American English
I use both, but I do usually use Zee. When I learned the alphabet, 'p' rhymed with 't', and 'v' rhymed with 'z', so I use Zee.
Heavy_Guns_91 wrote:
It's Zed damnit.
I'm making a list.
Ryan is first, I'm going to take your eyes from you.
Ryan is first, I'm going to take your eyes from you.
We actually say "aloominum", not "aloomium". It's just hundreds of years of developing a regional accent. Listen to someone from northern England compared to a Londoner. Some of the differences in one country are almost as great as the differences between US & UK.Mr.Surgeons wrote:
Nope, there is the queens English, or this made up variation which pronounces "aluminium" as "aloomium" wtf is up with that, color its "colour" they even have the cheek to put "american english" on programs instead of english, the one and only. go get your own language dirty mericunsWinston_Churchill wrote:
The last letter of the alphabet
Pretty much the pronunciation difference in British English vs American English
It's Zed, and that's the be all and end all.
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You don't necessarily pronounce letters in words as you would in the alphabet.
Must Americans be continually ignorant of English?
And how would you pronounce it? ZEEOING!NeXuS4909 wrote:
Never in my natural born life have i heard "Z" pronounced zed. The is no "D" in "Z". Sounds like your saying an entire word than just a letter.CommieChipmunk wrote:
a BEE CEE DEE EEE f GEE h i j k l m n o PEE q r s TEE u VEE w x y ZEE
WAIT how would you say zoing? ZEDOING!!!!!
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You don't necessarily pronounce letters in words as you would in the alphabet.
Must Americans be continually ignorant of English?
YesTheDarkRaven wrote:
Must Americans be continually ignorant of English?
Fixed.chittydog wrote:
We actually say "aloominum", not "aloomium". It's just hundreds of years of developing a regional accent. Listen to someone from northern New England compared to a Londoner New Yorker. Some of the differences in one country are almost as great as the differences between US & UK.Mr.Surgeons wrote:
Nope, there is the queens English, or this made up variation which pronounces "aluminium" as "aloomium" wtf is up with that, color its "colour" they even have the cheek to put "american english" on programs instead of english, the one and only. go get your own language dirty mericunsWinston_Churchill wrote:
The last letter of the alphabet
Pretty much the pronunciation difference in British English vs American English
Last edited by cowami (2007-07-03 11:30:54)
I actually dislike the general american, the only ones i like are heggs and tmo, maybe snipy, pisspurg, kmal and cowami aswell
Last edited by Mr.Surgeons (2007-07-03 11:31:42)
Ha ha. Good point. You should've used Boston and New Orleans if you really wanted a good contrast. Most texans (I live in Texas now) can't tell the difference between a Boston & New York accent.cowami wrote:
Fixed.chittydog wrote:
We actually say "aloominum", not "aloomium". It's just hundreds of years of developing a regional accent. Listen to someone from northern England Boston compared to a Londoner New Yorker. Some of the differences in one country are almost as great as the differences between US & UK.Mr.Surgeons wrote:
Nope, there is the queens English, or this made up variation which pronounces "aluminium" as "aloomium" wtf is up with that, color its "colour" they even have the cheek to put "american english" on programs instead of english, the one and only. go get your own language dirty mericuns
Zeeed.
You americans are giving me more faith that i dont like you that muchk30dxedle wrote:
Zeeed.
I'd die for Zed.
Wait a second....you're saying "Nissan 350 Zee"Protecus wrote:
I thought only Canadians said "Zed." hhhmmm
Oh, and its Zee
Cuz a Nissan 350 Zed just doesn't sound quite as cool
sounds better than "Nissan 350 Zed
Insania.
ZED ffs!
Z.Mr.Surgeons wrote:
You americans are giving me more faith that i dont like you that muchk30dxedle wrote:
Zeeed.
zed.
Hmm, interesting that in Men in Black, Rip Torn's character is called Zed instead of Z whilst all the other agents only go by one letter, J or K for instance. Even the credits list specifically as Zed, instead of the letter. Those damned snooty Brits are trying to spread their influence across the globe again! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Putting extra "i"s into aluminum and whatnot! You can't make it "zed" here though, since it will ruin the whole foundation of the alphabet and thus collapse the world, and then...THE UNIVERSE! {dun dun dunnnnnnnn}
"...w, x, y, and z(ee). Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with me?"
"...w, x, y, and z(ed). Now I know my A to Z(ed), by this time next year we'll all be dead!" <--- I rest my case
"...w, x, y, and z(ee). Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with me?"
"...w, x, y, and z(ed). Now I know my A to Z(ed), by this time next year we'll all be dead!" <--- I rest my case
zee
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the letter "Z" and its pronunciation, i thinkCommieChipmunk wrote:
NeXuS4909 wrote:
Im sorry but fill me in? Zee and Zed? What are we talking about?
by the way, its "zee"...in my opinion *cough*
Last edited by weerdfoo1 (2007-07-03 12:39:41)
Damn it sounds like there are a bunch of "proper" English out there that are bitter towards our lazy American pronunciations. Dudes, the war ended in 1783. Don't be bitter that you got owned. Part of the Treaty of Paris declared that the letter z would be pronounced "zee." Get over it & let it go. Say it with me: "Goosefraba!"
ARG CLICKED ZED BUT IT DIDNT CHANGE AND SUBMITTED BEFORE I REALISED!!! so one vote for zee is really for zed.
im english goddamnit!!
im english goddamnit!!
Zcchhkckkt.
The British can't brush their teeth so how do you expect them to speak properly, because it is zee.