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Complaining about CBC because I have no other way to do it. (lemmy.ca)

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Problem started with watching About That on the train crashes in Spain(1), the host kept pronouncing LZB as LCB, I have no idea why but I only figured this out because I needed subtitles to understand his accent.

Having an accent is fine but I figured somewhere in the production pipeline someone should have informed him of the letter and redubbed segments, since it didn't happen I decided to write in. Apparently it's using a Microsoft sign in. No part of Canada's public should be using Microsoft products but especially for something so trivial. This was discovered when [2] clicking a link to their help centre [3]. They also use Cloudflare on their site which is again a piece of American tech that they shouldn't be using. Speaking of which, I would have used the gem link instead of youtube but it requires an account so I will include it as [4] for the purposes of url gore.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akSp50z3vg4

[2] https://faq.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/articles/360044045414-How-do-I-make-a-comment-ask-a-question-or-share-my-opinion-about-CBC-or-Radio-Canada-programming

[3]https://login.microsoftonline.com/551ebe7c-477d-4607-b9a6-101ee365e775/saml2?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fcbchelp.cbc.ca%2Fhc%2Fen-ca%2Farticles%2F115001219053-Contact-Us&brand_id=844387&SAMLRequest=fZFPS8NAEMXv%2FRTL3jfJpmlLlyYltAiBKtKqB2%2Fr7pQG90%2Fc2dTqp5dGhQrq%0AdeY93szvLZYna8gRArbelZQnGV1WowVKazpR9%2FHgtvDSA0ZyssahGBYl7YMT%0AXmKLwkkLKKISu%2Fp6I%2FIkE13w0Stv6IXlf4dEhBBb7yhp1iU9GwLLYQ5a7Tnb%0AT7IxK0DOmCw0MC3lVM%2FVpJjPx5Q0iD00DqN0saR5lk8Z54wXd1kuspng%2BSMl%0AD9%2Ff5UlGSf0dtvIOewthB%2BHYKrjfbkp6iLFDkabqSR3AdMk7OA34nChvU6kU%0AIKbn62g1EBJDeqh%2BUS%2FSS8EXzxtpoVnfetOqN1Ib419XAWSEksbQAyVXPlgZ%0A%2F2bFEz5MWs32g1SAla2ptQ6ASNPqM%2FVncdXoAw%3D%3D%0A

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago

Z is often pronounced "zee" instead of "zed" in Canada, especially when it is part of an initialism. Bullshit. And I've been in tech for decades, a sector rich in initialisms we imported

False consensus (in the same broad terms you're using it anyway)

from those damaged by Noah Webster's 'reforms' to our South.

Personally, I find zee and zed interchangeable and hear both all the time. Cool?

Yup, just returning my opinion to OP

I don't think I've ever heard someone say "Gen Zed". False consensus.

Fair enough.

ZZ Top is definitely not "Zed Zed Top". Proper chosen name; like Macron. We respect names that individuals choose for themselves.

And LZB is an initialism used as the common name for the organization. I'm guessing they pronounce it with Spanish pronunciation of the letters in Spain. So should he be saying it like that?

Or, if you like: Pedantic.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the way he's saying it, False. Conclusion from weak predicate.

You haven't indicated your actual proof it's false, so....

and it definitely does not sound like he is saying "LCB". He clearly had the "zz" of the Z when he said "El Zee Bee". When one is listening for a Canadian or Brit accent, 'ell zee bee' can sound like 'ell cee bee'..

False consensus (or shifting the burden of proof, again)

Ear of the beholder

True. Also my point. Thanks for clarifying. Trying to complain to CBC that they haven't dubbed over the pronunciation of a single letter that the OP doesn't like is pretty arrogant.

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