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I know some places say it Zed... In the US people say it Zee so I am curious how people that say Zed pronounce words that start with a Z... example for Zebra do you say Zedebra or for Zombie do you say Zedombie?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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Who in the heck would say Zedombie or Zedebra?
If I heard that come out of someone's mouth while they were talking to me I would turn my back and walk away.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I don't say Zeeebra or Zeeombie either!!
HAHA me either, just thought it was funny. But don't get why they put a d at the end. It makes it into a word.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/23 23:43:37
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wth? No, its just for ease of pronunciation understanding. like a 350z would be a 350 zed pronounced, but a zebra is a zebra, a zombie is a zombie and a zoo is a zoo not a zedoo.. Since W is DOUBLE U, do you say wash and double u ash? Also I is pronounced AY, do you pronounced india as AYNDAYA or internet as AYNTERNET?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I don't say DOUBLE U, I say DUBYA!
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/23 23:49:55
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wth? No, its just for ease of pronunciation understanding.
like a 350z would be a 350 zed pronounced, but a zebra is a zebra, a zombie is a zombie and a zoo is a zoo not a zedoo..
Since W is DOUBLE U, do you say wash and double u ash?
Also I is pronounced AY, do you pronounced india as AYNDAYA or internet as AYNTERNET?
I WTH I... I say eye... is that canadian Ehh? And no I say India, and internet.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/23 23:57:07
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I don't say DOUBLE U, I say DUBYA!
Southern? Im from europe so I say stuff differently than all y'all, whaddap.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/23 23:59:34
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Hmm, that's interesting. Sounds a lot like updog.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 00:22:01
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Speaking from a first person perspective....  ...is all 'ya need !!
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 02:16:39
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It's like how some languages pronounce an X like "zecks" it's just the pronunciation of the letter while it's alone. Like Guilty Gear X, most Americans would just say it as it looks, but it's actually "Guilty Gear zecks"
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 07:12:30
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Odd, I say Zee when talking about the letter, and I also say Zeebra
I guess the proper way to pronounce it is with a short E?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 07:38:02
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im pretty sure most of the english speaking world pronounces it as zed. I think the reason americans pronounce it as zee is because of the websters dictionary..
but if remember correctly it was pronounced zeta by the greeks and even zayin by the phoenicians. either way it's had a lot of different pronunciations over its lifespan but always refers to the same "zee" sound when spoken.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 10:51:54
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the right way of course :P
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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the right way of course :P
That being "Zed" of course 
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 12:39:34
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This is something of critical importance. I know that. I have wondered the same thing, and am glad someone finally has asked. This is a probelm that needs resolution so that it is uniform the world over.
One other thing I often ponder that is of similar critical value to resolve is this. What happens if a person with a hyphenated last name, marries a person with another hyphenated last name and they have kids and decide to give them a hyphenated last name that includes both parents names? Like John Smith-Jones marries Harriet Johnson-Young. Do they still call their kid Frank Smith-Jones-Johnson-Young?
Also, where did the letter J come from? It wasn't there until about the 1400s or so. Did someone just make it up and everyone act like sheep to follow and say 'oh wow, we really needed a new letter.'
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 14:12:24
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europe and canada say ZED
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 14:15:33
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This is something of critical importance. I know that. I have wondered the same thing, and am glad someone finally has asked. This is a probelm that needs resolution so that it is uniform the world over.
One other thing I often ponder that is of similar critical value to resolve is this. What happens if a person with a hyphenated last name, marries a person with another hyphenated last name and they have kids and decide to give them a hyphenated last name that includes both parents names? Like John Smith-Jones marries Harriet Johnson-Young. Do they still call their kid Frank Smith-Jones-Johnson-Young?
Also, where did the letter J come from? It wasn't there until about the 1400s or so. Did someone just make it up and everyone act like sheep to follow and say 'oh wow, we really needed a new letter.'
 Odd you should suggest it, that's always been my theory about the letter J.....
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I know a guy at work that's named Zera & we just call him Z he's cool with that!
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 15:11:31
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Do Canadians call the band ZZ Top, Zed, Zed Top ?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I know a guy at work that's named Zera & we just call him Z he's cool with that!
A guy named Zera?, is that his real name or his nick name? Wasn't that the name a of a TV show that starred some big brunette?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I know a guy at work that's named Zera & we just call him Z he's cool with that!
A guy named Zera?, is that his real name or his nick name?
Wasn't that the name a of a TV show that starred some big brunette?
I think Zera was the name of the female chimp in the original Planet of the Apes movie. She was Roddy McDowell's girl friend.
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I know a guy at work that's named Zera & we just call him Z he's cool with that!
A guy named Zera?, is that his real name or his nick name?
Wasn't that the name a of a TV show that starred some big brunette?
I think Zera was the name of the female chimp in the original Planet of the Apes movie. She was Roddy McDowell's girl friend.
Well, in that case maybe it's the nick name the guy earned at Mardi Gras.......
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
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I know a guy at work that's named Zera & we just call him Z he's cool with that!
A guy named Zera?, is that his real name or his nick name?
Wasn't that the name a of a TV show that starred some big brunette?
I think Zera was the name of the female chimp in the original Planet of the Apes movie. She was Roddy McDowell's girl friend.
close.. Roddy Mcdowall was Cornelius and Kim Hunter was Zira
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2012/03/24 17:46:39
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seabigbear
I know a guy at work that's named Zera & we just call him Z he's cool with that!
A guy named Zera?, is that his real name or his nick name?
Wasn't that the name a of a TV show that starred some big brunette?
I think Zera was the name of the female chimp in the original Planet of the Apes movie. She was Roddy McDowell's girl friend.
close.. Roddy Mcdowall was Cornelius and Kim Hunter was Zira
No guys it's his real name, no joke!
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Re:Zee or Zed? How do you say it?
2012/03/24 21:54:39
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Zera, Queen of the Seraphim. 
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