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Question for Canadians - do you say "zi" or "zed"? (piefed.social)
submitted 6 months ago by 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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[–] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Technically it is. The Japanese pronunciation would say "Zetto" as a close approximation of "Zed".

But the English dub was done for a US audience (despite the fact that the original English dub was recorded in Canada), so they deferred to the American pronunciation of Z.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    This could also be the reason Canadian YouTubers would say zee - why alienate 90% of your market, and Canadians are still used to hearing it from American media.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    also be the reason Canadian YouTubers would say zee - why alienate 90% of your market

    I doubt it's any fear of alienating them.

    It is likely more the result of those youtubers growing up immersed in American media exports.

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