How do you pronounce "Z" ???

@nehaagra (848)
Singapore
July 13, 2009 12:28am CST
Was curious how do you all pronounce "z", is it 'ZEE", or is it 'ZED"... We as kids were taught zed, but now in schools my kids are taught to say it as, Zeee..
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@srganesh (6340)
• India
13 Jul 09
I was taught to pronounce it "ZED" and my kids too are learning the same way.Why should they teach it to be "ZEE"?Is it because no words goes with zed?If it is so,then what is the fate of h,w and y?They too are not used in the same way they are pronounced.
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
17 Jul 09
Hi Neha! We pronounce 'Z' as ZAD since we learnt the English languauge. Our kids also pronounce it this way. I am surprised to know that now kids are being taught to pronounce as ZEE, I fail to understand the reason for change in pronouncation of this albphabet.
@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
20 Jul 09
Neha! Your explanation sounds interesting, it is right, we give the sound of zee, when pronouncing any word beginning form Z. I've taken note ot it.
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
21 Jul 09
Even i'm learning all these sounds n all agian with my kids... Phonics, never heard it before, but now learned a lot...
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
20 Jul 09
Its pronunced as Zee only at most of the places, because if you say any word with Z, its sound comes as zee only, And nowadays kids are taught to learn with the PHONICS way only, that's why... try it out...
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
13 Jul 09
I pronounce it zee The only people that I know that use zed are radio operators.
• India
13 Jul 09
Hey Man ......... Dont think Thats Funny ........... In India We Were Taught To Pronounce z as Zed when we were Young. But nowadays they are taught to Say Zee in some International Schools ...... Even My Son Is Taught to pronounce it as Zee .......
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
13 Jul 09
That's exactly the same case with me..., it differs from place to place... Like the spelling of color, or colour..., Both are correct..
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
13 Jul 09
So long as everyone knows what one is talking about then it is all good :)
@Tiamjr (435)
19 Jul 09
Being from the UK I pronounce it as ZED. I always thought of Zee being the pronuciation used in America. I haven't heard of the other pronuciations people have referred to in this discussion. But it looks like the pronuciation is a regional thing and varies quite significantly. Strange that your kids are getting taught a pronuciation different from what you were taught though. Is their teacher local to your region?
@Tiamjr (435)
20 Jul 09
That explains it then.
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
21 Jul 09
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
20 Jul 09
Ohh, that's as i am born n brought up in india, and did my schooling there only, whearas presently i'm located at singapore, and kids are studying in a local school here.. That's why..
@Ammudoll (549)
• India
13 Jul 09
Generally people who has done their schooling in India are taught to pronounce it as ZED but that is not the correct way. It should be ZEE. Even I do not know this until I have joined in a MNC where we taught these stuff.
• India
13 Jul 09
Ammudoll Why do you think ZED is not correct? Just because some MNC told you so? And if that MNC is American, then you should know that Americans do a lot of thing differently from the British and since both are ‘respected superpowers’ the world has accepted both versions equally. Well, I have always called it ZED and am more comfortable with it. my son has also learned it as ZED and not ZEE
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
13 Jul 09
I don't think there's anything wrong or right with english. As it differs a bit from place to place. But now i feel even in India they teach it as Zee.
@busky5 (3164)
• Thailand
22 Jul 09
In my kid school his foreign teacher pronounce z to zee.
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
22 Jul 09
yah, i see nowdays most schools do teach it ZEE only.. Thanx for responding...
@jonpolor (18)
• Philippines
13 Jul 09
wow very cool! I didnt even know how could "Z" be read "ZED"... Simply doesnt make sense.. For me I read this as Zee...
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
13 Jul 09
Still lots of school still do teach it as ZEd only...
@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
13 Jul 09
That will depend on what type of English use your country. Since we use British English here in my country, we pronounce it as "ZED". But American English use "ZEE" (correct me if I am wrong) But don't be bother much. For daily conversation, it won't matter if you use "ZEE" or "ZED". It's your audience understanding that matters.
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
14 Jul 09
I do totally agree with you Prinzcy
@aahnnjo (65)
13 Jul 09
Some people here in the country, they prounounce "Z" "Zey".
@moon1688 (144)
• China
20 Jul 09
"ZEE" i prefer