Poll: How do you pronounce the letter "z"?

[TheLoneBeet]

I say "zed" out loud but in my head I read it as "zee".. Not sure why.

 

[Bloodstain]

Zed, because it is the right way. Besides, it is similar to the German way.

 

[Jason Danger Keyes]

I say zed except when it's part of a name. I heard a guy say 'Zed Zed Topp' once and i wanted to punch him in the face.

 

[FortheLegion]

"Zed"? Seriously? Wow.

The first letter of my name starts with "Z". Zach. How am I supposed to pronounce my own name if I pronounced the letter "z" as "zed"?!

Needless to say, I pronounce the letter "z" as "zee". You know, the way it is supposed to be pronounced here in America.

Z is still used and pronounced the same way when in words or names. It's only called Zee or Zed when talking about the individual letter.

I pronounce is Zee

 

[liquidsolid]

Zee, I've never heard of this Zed non-sense. I guess it's cause I'm American, I don't have much exposure to any other variant of English except for Ebonics. An Jay-Zed doesn't sound right to them either.

 

[Sunrider]

Both. I guess it depends on who I'm talking to. It's not like I get the chance to use it very often.

 

[messy]

Zed's dead baby

 

[MurderousToaster]

Zed, unless we're talking about ZZ Top. Because "Zed-zed Top" sounds silly.

 

[Joccaren]

I pronounce it Z.

In all seriousness, I'm Australian so I pronounce it Zed.

 

[Bajinga]

The alphabet rhymes with zee.
So I pronounce it that way.

 

[Davidm4]

I say both depending on what I feel like saying. Zee is how I usually hear it during the ABC song

 

[Creator002]

As an Australian, "zed".
Interestingly enough, I said "zee" in my head when I read the topic title. Funny.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Wait... people actually call it "zed"?

I thought that line from Shaun of the Dead:

"Don't say that!"
"Say what?"
"The... Zed word."

was a play on the letter "z" and the word "dead".

Fuckin' hell. I could never call it zed for that reason alone, nevermind that I was raised on zee.

 

[KefkaCultist]

I had no idea that there was a pronunciation other than 'Zee'... I'm gonna start using 'Zed' now that I know though. Damn America for not teaching me properly!

 

[DiMono]

Zed. The correct way.

 

[Wes1180]

Zed, becuase I'm from England, and that's correct here, you say anything else and your wrong (talking about england here)

 

[teqrevisited]

Zed, because I'm an Englishman.

 

[jpoon]

Zee obviously, the only correct way.