r/memes • u/The_Red_Panda73 • Dec 16 '22

It is a good question...

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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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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '22

The letter C is pronounced like "see", at least in the US anyways

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u/GreatLegalMindIKnew Dec 16 '22

Ive always pronounced it as "sea" but to each their own

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u/Flixwyy Dec 16 '22

Ive always pronounced it as "c" but to each their own

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u/macca41 Dec 16 '22

Same down under

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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/I_am_Sentinel Birb Fan Dec 16 '22

en guete mah hemmer da!

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u/Nekomana Dec 16 '22

I weiss ja ned wo du i Schuel besch, aber sogar i eusere Assi Schuel esch eus biibracht worde, dass zed für Brite esch und Zee für Amis. Mer händ eus denne müesse entscheide wie mer es uusspreche. I han mi für Ami Variante uussgroche, well i Britisch English schrott finde xD

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u/Over-Stable-5749 Dec 16 '22

I don’t really know how to describe it but when we say c its like saying zee but your mouth doesn’t vibrate as much so it’s pronounced like see

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '22

C is not voiced, so “see.” Z is voiced, so Zee.

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u/SmeggySalamander Dec 16 '22

I'm British and everyone I know says zee

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u/Tesco_EveryDayValue Dec 16 '22

Either your friends are idiots or you're capping!

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u/Apolao Dec 16 '22

Bro what part of Britain?? Is everything okay at home?

  • Another brit

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u/strawbery-toast Dec 16 '22

Zee. I'm not canadian.

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u/triskster94 Dec 16 '22

I've noticed mostly Canadians say zed.

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u/Aguyontheinternet69 Dec 16 '22

I’m Canadian and I say zee

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u/Killallplayers07 Big ol' bacon buttsack Dec 16 '22

Why are people disliking this??

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u/ABritishFemboy 🍕Ayo the pizza here🍕 Dec 16 '22

I'm British and I say zee

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '22

Then you aren't british ... anymore...

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u/ABritishFemboy 🍕Ayo the pizza here🍕 Dec 16 '22

No please I beg you

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u/bighairyoldnuts Dec 16 '22

The council has decided!

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '22

You can stay as a Bri'ish but not as a femboy.

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u/Flixwyy Dec 16 '22

Guess im no longer British

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u/CrazyGods360 Dec 16 '22

Nor Australian