Atomic Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Zed, no question about it. Since it's a Canadian airport, saying 'why why zee' is wrong, IMO. Up here in the Great White North, we also call a Chevy Z28 a Zed28, and the BMW Z3 or Z4 is a Zed3 or Zed4. Isn't Zee Dutch for lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaye Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 QUOTE (ReRushed @ Nov 2 2007, 01:22 AM)QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Nov 1 2007, 09:13 PM) I have heard Geddy say Zee, sorry. Hmm...on some bootlegs I've heard Geddy say zed! Maybe it depends where he is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 QUOTE (Rush! @ Nov 2 2007, 12:11 AM) I hate that pronounciation... not to denounce the people who pronounce it that way, but it sounds so stupid to me. YYZee is how I say it. I feel the same about the Zee pronounciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctangent Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 do you people not speak the queen's english? the song title should be pronounced thusly: why, why, zed! anything else just ain't proper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arleen2112 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 QUOTE (makehaste2112 @ Nov 1 2007, 07:44 PM) Do Canadians pronounce z's "zed"? If they do, I will also! We Do http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j36/arleen2112/TRF/flags233ra-4.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Don't Tell Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Yeah, it's definitely Y-Y-Zed. The boys are Canucks, and in Canada, we always say Zed, not Zee. http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j36/arleen2112/TRF/flags233ra-4.gif Except for one unforgivable time when Andy Frost of Q107 -- a classic rock radio station located right in the heart of Toronto -- said, "And that was Rush, live from their Exit...Stage Left album, performing Y-Y-Zee." Don't worry, my goons got him for that! ... ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 QUOTE (Magnus @ Nov 1 2007, 06:41 PM) I'm not interested in how *you* say it; I want to know how Geddy, Alex and Neil say it--the authoritative answer! They say zed because they're Canadian, but they've also said in interviews that they don't care how people say it. They can call it zed or zee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapes_under_pressure Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 im english and i say YY Zee. zed is an ugly way of saying ZEE. it dosnt flow that well, does it? and you get toung tied if you try saying it repeatedly. as you do. then again, when i was younger i used to watch dragon ball 'zee' and i suppose i picked it up like that. is bravado Bra-vah-do or Bra- Vaaa- Do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrManhattan Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I remember Geddy saying "zed" on several bootlegs. But for Brazilians it is "eepsee-loan eepsee-loan zay" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I always though the whole YYZed thing was a play on words with Geddy's nickname. Zed/Ged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I've slipped and said YYZee before eventhough Im canadian. I know, I know, but my mom is American and she always says ZEE instead of ZED and she taught me the alphabet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Zee or Zed, does it really matter? It's not like it's someone's last name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edie Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 QUOTE (Rush! @ Nov 2 2007, 08:37 PM) I always though the whole YYZed thing was a play on words with Geddy's nickname. Zed/Ged. It's because it's the code for Toronto airport, isn't it? I remember being very excited on arriving in Toronto and discovering this when I found YYZ on my luggage tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 How dopey am I? I thought they renamed the Toronto airport code to YYZ as a tribute to Rush... And if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie7 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) Didn't we discuss that a few months ago? We usually say ZED here in Canada. At least, I do. Edited November 2, 2007 by Frankie7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barchetta90480 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) Edited November 3, 2007 by barchetta90480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindcore Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 You say to-may-to; I say to-mah-to You say po-tay-to; I say po-tah-to To-may-to... to-mah-to Po-tay-to... po-tah-to Let's call the whole thing off! In Canada we pronounce it as Zed by I call the American band Zee Zee Top. Ultimately, people are going to read the letters as they were taught them. Not a big deal really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 QUOTE (Sonilink @ Nov 2 2007, 04:20 AM) EEEEE grec EEEEE grec Zed french way I think we have a winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plodder Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I thought it was pronounced "kickass" why why zee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRushRush Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I'm Canadian and say it YYZee... It just sound right to me. I never liked that Us Canadians say Zed.. Even in the alphabet it sounds stupid!! The song has a nice flow and then.... ZED. Ewww~! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 QUOTE (Fridge @ Nov 2 2007, 08:01 AM) QUOTE (The Owl @ Nov 2 2007, 05:45 AM) I am a Zee person as well. Can't it be both? Because technically it's the same. Still the last letter of the alphabet. In that case, I'll start saying "Zed Zed Top" will I? It is Y-Y- Zed, as that is the way they pronounce it. I heard Geddy with my own ears call it this on the Moving Pictures and Signals tours. Incidentally, the only ones who pronounce it Zee are Americans or those taught English by an American. Well, I am English taught by English and I pronounce it (for this song title anyway) YYZee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 QUOTE (Mindcore @ Nov 3 2007, 05:40 AM) In Canada we pronounce it as Zed by I call the American band Zee Zee Top. Ultimately, people are going to read the letters as they were taught them. Not a big deal really. Ya no shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt2112 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 QUOTE (RushRushRush @ Nov 4 2007, 01:24 PM) I'm Canadian and say it YYZee... It just sound right to me. I never liked that Us Canadians say Zed.. Even in the alphabet it sounds stupid!! The song has a nice flow and then.... ZED. Ewww~! Get out of our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 By the looks of the thread, it looks like I should change the way I sing the alphabet. ...double u, ecks, why and zed. Know I know my ay bee ceds, won't you come and sing with meds? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 By the looks of the thread, it looks like I should change the way I sing the alphabet. ...double u, ecks, why and zed. Know I know my ay bee ced's, won't you come and sing with med? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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