All of the Canadian youtubers that I watch pronounce the letter z as "zi", as is done in the United States. However, I have read online that it is more common for Canadians to pronounce it as "zed", as is done in the United Kingdom. Is this a regional thing? How do you pronounce the letter z?

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I am Canadian I say Zed. Plus it’s fun to watch americans lose it when I say Zed Zed Top (heehee).

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

clears throat

why why zee

leaves promptly

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Omg, I actually do think and say it this way. Why Why Zed sounds wrong :(

[–] texture@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

why are you saying why twice in a row?

[–] EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

YYZ is the name of a popular instrumental song by Rush and also the airport code for Toronto Pearson.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

ohh ty

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fun fact about ZZ Top. Consists of two guys famously sporting long iconic beards and one who is not. The one who is not, his name is Frank Beard.

[–] FUsername@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

But that totally makes sense. Would have been two guys with a beard and one with two otherwise.