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Question for Canadians - do you say "zi" or "zed"? (piefed.social)

submitted 6 months ago by unknowablenight@piefed.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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All of the Canadian youtubers that I watch pronounce the letter z as "zi", as is done in the United States. However, I have read online that it is more common for Canadians to pronounce it as "zed", as is done in the United Kingdom. Is this a regional thing? How do you pronounce the letter z?

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[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I have this nasty habit of correcting people when they say Zee when it is obviously Zed.

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[–] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

As a teacher, I've definitely corrected over a hundred students. I do check if they're American first, though; like, fair enough if they are. But the Canadian pronunciation is zed.

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[–] texture@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago

Zee is better. Zed is a chore.

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