Do people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?
Do people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?
Or the rap artist "Jay-Zed"?
Do people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?
Or the rap artist "Jay-Zed"?
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As a Canadian it really depends whether I say Zee or Zed. Looking online I was surprised to see that it has apparently been Zed in Canada for a long time, but I distinctly recall being raised on Zee until about the mid 2000s then everywhere in the curriculum it was Zed and I started hearing it more. Probably the biggest influence on whether I say Zee or Zed just depends on pop norms, and what sounds better.
Some examples:
At least the British and Americans are consistent, I don't even know what the heck I'm doing here!
Day-Zee (the movie and video game)
This one is kind of fascinating to me, because even being from the US, I feel like Zed works better when it's zombie-related. Probably both due to Shaun of the Dead ("Not using the Zed word!"), and because that makes it rhyme with "dead".
I don't think I'll ever get Zedbra or Lay-Zed-Boy out of my head now. I love it.
There is a difference between Zeh bra and Zee bra, I say it to rhyme with meh bruh. Maybe that's why they don't seem very impressive animals.