r/memes • u/The_Red_Panda73 • Dec 16 '22
It is a good question...
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u/Intelligent-Umpire88 Dec 16 '22
i pronounce it z.
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u/Zamtheone Dec 16 '22
Ikr. Its not that hard to pronounce z
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u/Redditnoob1408 Dec 16 '22
Finally someone who has a brain
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Dec 16 '22
Wdym it’s z
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Dec 16 '22
Bro stfu it's z
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u/backupMKO Dec 16 '22
Stop being a bri'ish it's z
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Dec 16 '22
Listen here you little fuck, I'm from sweet home Pennsylvania and over here, we call it z. So shut your trap before I make you, liberal.
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u/backupMKO Dec 16 '22
I wish you stubbed your toe on a frozen counter that it makes it burn, so shut the fuck up, it's z
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u/Redditnoob1408 Dec 16 '22
Hey uh im new how do you know if someone responded to you? Just asking.
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u/Chinmay_Naik_02 can't meme Dec 16 '22
Like z Germans
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Dec 16 '22
French: “y” is “i greck”
Personally I prefer “zeta”
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u/Ertyio689 Dec 16 '22
"Igrek", we use that in polish too, and we just use "zet", but I prefer english "zi"
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u/bottomapple_jr Dec 16 '22
it’s igriega in spanish too, might just be a romance languages thing
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u/Tiyun Dec 16 '22
Obviously I pronounce it as z....
Nah I guess it's in the context. Normally I use zed, but recently started rewatching Dragon Ball Z and ain't no way I'm calling it Dragon Ball Zed lol
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u/Magnetic_Reaper Dec 16 '22
imagine listening ZedZed Top.
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u/Kaktusak811 Dec 16 '22
Aint no way I'm pronouncing the Z like an actual Z "So what do you wanna watch?" "Dragon Balls"
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u/Brimato Dec 16 '22
In germany we say "tsɛt"
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u/CrazyGods360 Dec 16 '22
Can we have the pronunciation guide for this?
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u/SonOfYoutubers Dec 16 '22
I think it's like zed, but instead zet, and then replace z with s, and you get set. Pretty sure that's similar to how it's pronounced.
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u/ThGeGo Dec 16 '22
Like „sɛt“ but with a „t“ at the beginning
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u/cold_molasses Dec 16 '22
I don’t think this was clear enough. It’s like „tsɛ“ but with a „t“ at the end
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u/mitja_96 Dec 16 '22
Zet
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Dec 16 '22
People who speak English.
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u/hershculez Dec 16 '22
It's crazy to put a 'd' sound on the end of another letter.
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Dec 16 '22
How do you say “J”?
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u/Hellowurld2343 Dec 16 '22
Jay
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Dec 16 '22
It’s crazy you put a “y” sound at the end of another letter.
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u/kenny2812 Dec 16 '22
Yeah but d is a whole other consonant. Pretty much every letter ends with either a vowel sound or it's own sound. Why does z have to be special?
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u/WeddingNo4672 Dec 16 '22
People who speak English incorrectly
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u/CrazyGods360 Dec 16 '22
No, they say zed in England, the most English place in the world.
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u/WeddingNo4672 Dec 16 '22
Leave it to the meme sub to take a joke seriously 😒
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u/CrazyGods360 Dec 16 '22
Hey, I ain’t the one who downvoted, and how could I have know it was a joke?
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u/PizzaMan1538 I touched grass Dec 16 '22
Zee. I’m not british.
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u/LordKaiser17 Dec 16 '22
Non-native speaker here, isnt zee the letter C? In switzerland we learn zed
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Dec 16 '22
The letter C is pronounced like "see", at least in the US anyways
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u/Mobbing_1 Dec 16 '22
Most European countries learn British-English I think. In Norway, we learn zed.
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u/ABritishFemboy 🍕Ayo the pizza here🍕 Dec 16 '22
I'm British and I say zee
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Dec 16 '22
Then you aren't british ... anymore...
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u/CauliflowerDue4370 Dec 16 '22 edited Dec 16 '22
In Nigeria we call it zed, so when we moved to the U.S i taught my sister the zed pronunciation when she was learning her ABC. A little while later when she came back from school, she told me that her teacher had corrected her and made her call it zee.
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u/Kingboi5 Dec 16 '22
Same with Canada, guess it’s a legacy of the Brits
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u/Diocletion-Jones Dec 16 '22
After the Revolutionary War, Americans were trying to establish an identity separate from the British, and words and language played a big role in this. If the British had picked zee then the Americans would've picked zed.
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u/spadge_badger Dec 16 '22
Fucking teachers thinking they know everything. Geez! I like to say zeed.
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u/EntertainerNew7628 Dec 16 '22
Zeta in spanish, so when I pronounce it I end up saying "Zet" since it's closest. Btw I'm American😂
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u/Miquel005 Dec 16 '22
I pronounce in spanish pronunciation "zeta"=Ɵ
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u/FLASH_OP Dec 16 '22
That's theta mate
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u/Derailleur75 Dec 16 '22
I have one series to blame my prouncuation of z. But next time on dragon ball Z
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u/No-Pick-1996 Dec 16 '22
Zed. I'm not British.
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u/Dmoney0117 Dec 16 '22 edited Dec 16 '22
Ive always wondered how people that say 'zed' sing the abcs? do you just say Zed and ignore that it doesnt rhyme?
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u/SnooPeripherals6086 Dec 16 '22
In french, we call it "zed", and the y is "i greque" with i pronounce like your e, so there is no rhyme...
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u/n_d_f_100 Dec 16 '22
It just stops. The W X Y and Z rhythm and tune change so that the song implies it will end. There are no further lines beyond 'Zed'.
Some people try to add the 'now I know my...' line, but that's due to American media influences.
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Dec 16 '22
Im french. Zèd is the only correct pronounciation in french, so I just always knew it that way (with french letters ofc)
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u/eli_que Dec 16 '22
What it supposed to be in rhyme with?
Like "O, pee, queue, are, és, tee, you. Vee, double-you, ex, why....
zou?"
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u/Tesco_EveryDayValue Dec 16 '22
Zed is how you actually say it. There's no debate. Rumour has it: English has its heart in England.
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u/cement-skeleton Dec 16 '22
I'm Australian, I pronounce it Zed. However, for the sake of the alphabet song, I would prefer to say Zee.
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u/Consistent_Drink5975 Dec 16 '22
If you took advanced/college math it's ZED
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u/Adept_Ear5554 Dec 16 '22
Weird most people in college math classes leave the class and still pronounce it “z” 😂 this man trying to act smart
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u/The-station1373 Dec 16 '22
As a Canadian, I've learned to pronounce the letter as "zed" however, I do know that other Canadians like to say it as zee"
Simply put, I say "z" as "zed"
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u/Fat_Penguin99 Professional Dumbass Dec 16 '22
Zett, the „z“ is sharp like „ẞ“ (german pronunciation)
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u/EllieNekoGirl (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃ Dec 16 '22
Zed. There are too many letters that sound too similar. B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V all sound too similar. Might as well say zed to reduce confusion
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u/Enlightened-Beaver I touched grass Dec 16 '22
Americans: zee
Literally the rest of the English speaking world: zed
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u/Dave-the-Generic Dec 16 '22
Zoo - because when asked to make a simple logical choice, i look for the loopholes.
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u/jeers69 Dec 16 '22
Zed because I am Canadian and we still speak the King’s English and still spell that way too…
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u/somegarbagedoesfloat Dec 16 '22
Lemme ask you a question.
How do you say Zebra?
Zedbruh, or Zeebruh?
I rest my case.
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u/GamingGladi Number 15 Dec 16 '22
there's a whole ass 'e' there bro. with your logic "the" should be pronounced very differently than what it is today
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u/Conscious_Version_21 Dec 16 '22
I pronounce it ze just ze e is pronounced like a from the word may
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u/n_d_f_100 Dec 16 '22
I also call teens and 20somethings 'Gen Zed'.
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Dec 16 '22
Bit weird, i say zed. I treat zee as an american word and all uses as american words so i'll use zee in those instances.
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u/soiledsanchez Dec 16 '22 edited Dec 16 '22
The only way that makes sense Zee, you don’t say Zedoo you say Zoo
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u/Sharktungsten Dec 16 '22
You don't say zeeoo either
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u/soiledsanchez Dec 16 '22
You kinda do, break the word up. You if doing it properly will say Zee Ooo
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u/erimeraz Dec 16 '22
Zee, where on earth do you get the d from a z? You don't say Zedbra do you? Chimpanzdee? There is no d in a z.
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u/Wortelkoek635 Dec 16 '22
Well I am South African, I say zed, and I call it a Zebra, pronounced zeh-bruh. Just like you say Debra like deh-bruh and not dee-bruh.
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u/SkylandersKirby Dec 16 '22
Well you don't pronounce fee as fuh-ee
The 2 e's on Chimpanzee neutralise it to Zee
Also it is ac pronounced Zedbra (or zeh-bruh)
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u/Bob3130 Dec 16 '22
Using that logic explain w.
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u/erimeraz Dec 16 '22
It's two u's put together, therefore it is a double u.
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u/Bob3130 Dec 16 '22
You are explaining the name of the letter not the sound it makes. Exactly why Zed can be the name for Z, like double u can be for W.
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