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Why do those crazy Canadians say "zed" instead of "z"?

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Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Isn't the US the only country that says it "zee"?

And yes, I say 350zed and I'm from Canada.

Hey....!
I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader,
and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled,
and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister,
not a President.
I speak English and French,
NOT American!
and I pronounce it 'ABOUT',
NOT 'A BOOT'.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peace keeping, NOT policing.
DIVERSITY, NOT assimilation,
(louder ..)
AND THAT THE BEAVER IS A TRULY PROUD AND NOBLE ANIMAL.
I KNOW THAT A TOQUE IS A HAT,
A CHESTERFIELD IS A COUCH,
AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!!
CANADA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LANDMASS IN THE WORLD!
THE FIRST NATION OF HOCKEY!
AND THE BEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA!
MY NAME IS JOE!!
AND ... I AM ... C A N A D I A N !
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Americans own j00! You best be careful there, canadians. We may just decide to take over and enslave you all. LOL
 
Some Canadians I know just got a 350Z and they say it 350Zed. They were also talking about the Z06 and called it the Zed06. It's very common for Canucks and many English to say that.
 
maybe it derive from French? you know, languages borrow a lot from each other... and Canadians speak a lot of French and English just like AMericans speak English and Spanish
 
Originally posted by: iloveme2
Originally posted by: jfall
I used to say `zed` as this is the way I was taught in school. I pretty much always use `zee` now because I only deal with Americans when at work.
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So when you learned the alphabet song it was A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y and ZED now I've said my ABCs next time won't you sing w/ me??? wtf? that doesn't rhyme.
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"..now I've said my ABCs next time won't you sing instead!"

there ya go 😛

EDIT: Whoa! That's only supposed to rhyme until ABC anyway 😕
 
Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Isn't the US the only country that says it "zee"?

And yes, I say 350zed and I'm from Canada.

Hey....! yeah, what?
I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader, oh whatever
and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled, you can't afford housing, food, or transportation?
and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice. so you have no friends, either?
I have a Prime Minister,
not a President. We have a President, not a "prime minister"
I speak English and French, Congratulations...
NOT American! That's not a language, and we don't pretend it is.
and I pronounce it 'ABOUT',
NOT 'A BOOT'. But you pronounce it "zed" and not "zee"?
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. So can I. The difference is that I can take my backpack out of the country without shame.
I believe in peace keeping, NOT policing. And what could you possibly police with, anyways?
DIVERSITY, NOT assimilation, the melting pot vs. the patchwork quilt... I like soup.
(louder ..) you're perfectly audible.
AND THAT THE BEAVER IS A TRULY PROUD AND NOBLE ANIMAL. which blocks off streams and destroys flora.
I KNOW THAT A TOQUE IS A HAT, I don't really care. I know what zongzi is, but I'm not bragging.
A CHESTERFIELD IS A COUCH, Congrats...
AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!! You can't just do French->English and call it English...
CANADA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LANDMASS IN THE WORLD! In which about 10% is actually used
THE FIRST NATION OF HOCKEY! But we're still better at it
AND THE BEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA! You're the Northest, I'll give you that.
MY NAME IS JOE!! Actually, it would probably be "Joseph"
AND ... I AM ... C A N A D I A N ! My condolences.
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😀
 
FYI, zed is derived from the greek "zeta". American English is the only dialect I know of, in whech "z" is pronounced "zee" and not "zed". Canadians aren't the ones that changed it, Americans are!
 
Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Isn't the US the only country that says it "zee"?

And yes, I say 350zed and I'm from Canada.

Hey....!
I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader,
and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled,
and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister,
not a President.
I speak English and French,
NOT American!
and I pronounce it 'ABOUT',
NOT 'A BOOT'.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peace keeping, NOT policing.
DIVERSITY, NOT assimilation,
(louder ..)
AND THAT THE BEAVER IS A TRULY PROUD AND NOBLE ANIMAL.
I KNOW THAT A TOQUE IS A HAT,
A CHESTERFIELD IS A COUCH,
AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!!
CANADA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LANDMASS IN THE WORLD!
THE FIRST NATION OF HOCKEY!
AND THE BEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA!
MY NAME IS JOE!!
AND ... I AM ... C A N A D I A N !
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It's C A N A D I A


Canadia is the proper spelling for a country where the people call themselves "Canadians". If the country's name was spelled "Canada," then the people there would call themselves "Canadans." Since they call themselves "Canadians", it's only reasonable to spell the name of their country "Canadia." After all, people from Germany don't call themselves "Germanians" do they?

For those of you who went to public school in the U.S. and haven't heard of Canadia before, it's a small, third-world country just north of the United States. Once you learn to understand their peculiar dialect of English, it's not too hard to converse with Canadian natives.

Canadia is a poor and sparsely-populated country where up to 98% of the citizens are alcoholics. Most Canadian citizens have government jobs where they are paid to say "Eh?" all day long.
 
Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
FYI, zed is derived from the greek "zeta". American English is the only dialect I know of, in whech "z" is pronounced "zee" and not "zed". Canadians aren't the ones that changed it, Americans are!
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is zeta pronounced /zee tah/ or /zet tah/
 
I say it "zee" because most of the other letters end that way. Aee, Bee, Cee, Dee, Eee, Gee, Pee, Tee, Vee...Zee!
 
Originally posted by: nietsni3
Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
FYI, zed is derived from the greek "zeta". American English is the only dialect I know of, in whech "z" is pronounced "zee" and not "zed". Canadians aren't the ones that changed it, Americans are!
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is zeta pronounced /zee tah/ or /zet tah/
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it's pronounced zeh-tah, say it quickly and it comes out sounding like zeh-dah though.
 
Pretty much the whole world says "zed". USA vs the world again, eh?

Sorry, let me Americanize that. USA vs the world again, huh? 😛
 
Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda
Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Isn't the US the only country that says it "zee"?

And yes, I say 350zed and I'm from Canada.

Hey....!
I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader,
and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled,
and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister,
not a President.
I speak English and French,
NOT American!
and I pronounce it 'ABOUT',
NOT 'A BOOT'.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peace keeping, NOT policing.
DIVERSITY, NOT assimilation,
(louder ..)
AND THAT THE BEAVER IS A TRULY PROUD AND NOBLE ANIMAL.
I KNOW THAT A TOQUE IS A HAT,
A CHESTERFIELD IS A COUCH,
AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!!
CANADA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LANDMASS IN THE WORLD!
THE FIRST NATION OF HOCKEY!
AND THE BEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA!
MY NAME IS JOE!!
AND ... I AM ... C A N A D I A N !
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Way to lay the smackdown WobbleWobble! And YES I AM CANADIAN!
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yeah, the same way Tampay Bay smacked Calgary!!.:laugh:
 
Originally posted by: juancferrer

yeah, the same way Tampay Bay smacked Calgary!!.:laugh:
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And what country is Martin St. Louis from? CANADA!
Brad Richards? CANADA!
Vincent Lecavalier? CANADA!
Dave Andreychuk? CANADA!
Dan Boyle? CANADA!
Darryl Sydor? CANADA!

You know there are many more on that list! And let's count the Americans... ouch, not too many!
 
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Some Canadians I know just got a 350Z and they say it 350Zed. They were also talking about the Z06 and called it the Zed06. It's very common for Canucks and many English to say that.
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It's easier for me to say, too. Zeddosix... like "an apple", not "a apple"
 
Because they are crazy?

Hell, I really don't know, all I know is that when I was younger my cousins and their friends would get me to say the alphabet and then chide me for saying "zee".
 
Originally posted by: igowerf
Originally posted by: jagec
I say it "zee" because most of the other letters end that way. Aee, Bee, Cee, Dee, Eee, Gee, Pee, Tee, Vee...Zee!
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and Double U
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Maybe you Americans can change it to "double V" too? It looks more like a V than a U when the letter tails are drawn. 😀
 
Ok Zed sounds retarded. Sounds like some hicks name.

I could understand saying either Zee or Zeta. My co-worker is exmilitary and he will often spell stuff out in those characters. "Four Alpha, Three Beta..." etc.

Zed would be like saying Bed when pronouncing a single B. Aye Bed Ced Ded Ed Ef Ged...
 
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