Dos_Box Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Okay, how do you say it. After seeing a BBC news article today where the journalist pronounced it World War 'zee' it sort of sounded daft as I'd always called it 'zed'. So, with a major Hollywood blockbuster on it's way (Oh, Read the book if you yet haven't, It's amazing!) let's save ourselved some embarresment and get it right eh? So, 'zed' or 'zee'?
jamesb Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Zed, it just plain sounds better. I'm really hoping that the film lives up to the promise of the book. Should be more of a documentary really.
Steve21 Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 So, 'zed' or 'zee'? American Zee, Rest zed! Steve
Dos_Box Posted October 12, 2011 Author Posted October 12, 2011 Zed, it just plain sounds better. I'm really hoping that the film lives up to the promise of the book. Should be more of a documentary really. Yeah, if it scares me as much as the book did then it'll be worth the wait. For those of you who have not read the book, the zombies are not (very) scary. It's the description of the collapse of humanity that really makes you think.
featured_spectre Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I generally say Zulu on the phone (I use the phonetic alphabet when on the phone if spelling something), otherwise I would use Zed.
mwnci Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I'm an extra in this film! Did some filming in Falmouth over the summer. Most people on set called it 'Zed' but then they were mostly British.
localzuk Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Its obviously Zee. You don't say 'cuh' for 'cee' or 'Juh' for 'jay'...
LosOjos Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Its obviously Zee. You don't say 'cuh' for 'cee' or 'Juh' for 'jay'... I'll have none of that, "zee" is an Americanism. In most dialects of English, the letter's name is zed /ˈzɛd/, reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta but in American English, its name is zee /ˈziː/, deriving from a late 17th century English dialectal form
TechMonkey Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I say Zed, but World War Zee. Rhymes with three so has an allegory with a third world war with zombies (ohh get me being deep)
LiamH Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Zed, apparently when i was younger it took an age for me to unlearn zee from sesame street.
aerospacemango Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I'll have none of that, "zee" is an Americanism. Well said, that man!!! Similarly, on the phone, I will use ZULU, but I put that down to the indoctrination of RAF training!!!
localzuk Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I'll have none of that, "zee" is an Americanism. I'm part Canadian, so
Pyroman Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Haha i'm currently Reading this: THE OFFICIAL ZOMBIE HANDBOOK UK : The Ministry of Zombies: Amazon.co.uk: Sean T Page: Books
somabc Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 It is Zee! Author is American, Film is American. American pronunciation is Zee.
unixman Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I generally say Zulu on the phone (I use the phonetic alphabet when on the phone if spelling something), otherwise I would use Zed. I too use the phonetic alphabet when on the phone (err don't we all?). I was on the blower to the LEA the other day and I needed to read out a ridiculously long licence code to them, so I used the phonetic alphabet. About 1/2 way through, their techie said "Can you please use the phonetic alphabet?" "Err, I did", said I. "No, I meant just say the letters." (sheeesh!) OK, so I did and of course, when it didn't work, we then had to go though "was that C or B in the 7th position?", "X or S in the 19th?", etc. As to the original question, I'd say zed as in "A Zed and two noughts" (a very strange film). I wonder how they said that title in the USA? Zee-ed and two zeros?
gmj Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 Will be interesting to see how it is pronounced when the trailers come out. Will the US ones go with 'zee' and ours 'zed'?
jamesb Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 I'm part Canadian, so Apparently 'zed' is the common form in canada.
HaleStorm Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 "Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead." "its not a motorcycle, its a chopper"
MK-2 Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 Will be interesting to see how it is pronounced when the trailers come out. Will the US ones go with 'zee' and ours 'zed'? Chances are UK trailers will still have US voiceovers, so zee is my guess for the trailers. It will be more the tv shows/news reports over here who probably feel the need to say zee to "fit in" with it
Dos_Box Posted October 13, 2011 Author Posted October 13, 2011 I've just been listening to the WWZ podcasts they did a few years back and they pronounce it 'Zee'. I still prefer 'zed' though
Brucy Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 I've just realised that Rip Torns character in Men in Black is referred to as 'Zed' where as it should be Zee as it's an american film?
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