Why do Americans call the last letter of the alphabet "zee"? Everybody else calls it "zed".
2007-11-02 20:36:15 · 10 answers · asked by neil k 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Typical Yankee arrogance!
2007-11-02 20:40:36 · update #1
In the English speaking world, and in French and German, it's "zed". Where did y'all come up with "zee" anyway?
2007-11-02 20:46:13 · update #2
i call it zed and im english
2007-11-03 03:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I always get told off for saying 'zee' since I'm in australia and supposed to call it 'zed'. I just go with what sounds better at the time. especially when singing the song lol
2007-11-03 03:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by Rachelanne17 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I learned the alphabet, that was what I was taugth and our education is patterned after the American way. I did not know it was called by others "zed".
But now, I come to be informed through you that everybody else calls it "zed" except the Americans and the nations who were influenced by her. Thanks for the information.
2007-11-03 04:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ria 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's possibly following the pattern of the other letters like:
B (bee), G (gee) etc. It's not a crime to say Zee, it's thought that this comes from a 17th century British dialect. Zed is modelled after the Greek 'Zeta'.
I am British and I don't care how it is said, I know what people mean.
2007-11-03 04:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Power Rangers and bad ZED
2007-11-03 05:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by ケチャッパー 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because in the alphabet song, "Zed" doesn't quite sound as fitting as Zee.
"Zed's dead baby, zeds dead!" - pulp fiction.
2007-11-03 03:41:44 · answer #6 · answered by somerled_1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its just a letter with two names, I usually say... well, I can't think of what I usually say but when saying the alphabet I end it with zee because of the song. "A" also has 2 ways of being said
"aaaah" and "aaaaaaaaa". sorry, not very helpful but not too bad?
2007-11-03 06:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
does EVERYONE else call it zed? i though it was just canada.. i suppose i'm simply an ignorant american.....
2007-11-03 03:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by ~Hobo_Blood~ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've always wondered that.
That and about using the imperial system. Get over it already!!
2007-11-03 03:39:41 · answer #9 · answered by jenabel 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because we say it the correct way...Zee
2007-11-03 03:39:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋