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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Do Some English Speaking Countries Pronounce Z as "Zed" and Others as "Zee"?
Canadians do this annoying thing as well, Zed LOL
tblue37
(65,502 posts)across the stem of the number "7" and many draw a diagonal line through the numerical zero: to prevent confusion with things that sound or look similar.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)tblue37
(65,502 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)or summaries.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)just because I thought that it looked neat.
jmowreader
(50,572 posts)Keypunch operators are trained to type:
zero with no slash as the letter O
zero with slash from upper left to lower right as the letter Q
zero with slash from upper right to lower left as the figure zero
(Does anyone need a five-minute block of instruction on Hollerith cards?)
Cirque du So-What
(26,020 posts)I put a horizontal line through the middle segment of the letter 'Z' to avoid confusion with the numeral '2.'
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Ghost Dog
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(25,485 posts)ramblin_dave
(1,549 posts)all the others say zed.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)The Alphabet Song looks to be a bit of a cultural juggernaut.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Just like animals in separated gene pools languages evolve differently when geographically isolated.
Amusingly, as the video points out the globalization of the internet age is resulting in "zed" being overtaken by "zee" as children are exposed to educational programming from the US, just as one might see with introduced animals outcompeting native populations.
EllieBC
(3,043 posts)corrects me. "It's not "zee", mommy. It's "zed". Zee isn't a letter. Geez your brain doesn't work right!".
marybourg
(12,645 posts)if a European (especially one with a slight accent when speaking English) said "Zee" and you heard "Cee", or vice versa.