1y ago

Do people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?

Or the rap artist "Jay-Zed"?

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Am in Australia, we use 'zed' for the letter 'z'. but it's different for the band, as that's a proper name. You go with the pronunciation of the owner of the name.
- What about a Datsun 240z? Don't you say 240zed?
  
  My buddy once showed me a funny interaction in the comments under a Top Gear video about the Corvette Z06. Being from the UK, the called it the Zed-06. But someone in the comments claimed that it should be pronounced Zee-06. The conversation went something like this:
  "Why does he keep saying Zed-06? It's Zee-06."
  "Because in England, where this video was made, we say 'zed'"
  "Well, in America, where the car was made, we say 'zee'"
  "Well, in England, where English was made, we say, 'zed'"
  
  Yes indeed, but I guess that's because a model designation doesn't feel the same as a proper noun - it's just numbers and letters. Maybe..?
  ¯(ツ)_/¯
  
  Well yeah if I saw a BMW 3 series I wouldn't use the German pronunciation for 3. Why use the American pronunciation of Z?
  
  Eh? Doesn't everyone call it a BMW Drei? 😄
  
  A bay-em-vay drei even
  
  Beh Emm Veh Drei
  
  The difference to me is that a model number is primarily written, not spoken, information, while "Z Z Top" is meant to be spoken before written
  
  I'm Canadian and don't know anything about Datsuns so I'd say 240 zed lol
  
  I may be just making fun of those vehicles but I call them a 24 oz or the newer ones are a 35 oz.
  
  My mate had a Nissan Z something and yes we'd call it the Nissan Zed.
  
  I'm Aussie and say 240zee, but I'm also a dutch immegrant and into cars
- Same in Canada. It's Zee Zee top.
- Exactly this. Unless I am intentionally being an arse by refusing to read American products which rely on the Z being read as "zee" to work in the intended pronunciation. It's the little things that make life worth living, y'know.
- It's the same with English speaking countries and Rammstein. We say Stein with a normal sss sound but when it's the name of the band it goes to the German shhh sound.

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