Pound of Obscure Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Isn't it universally known as YYZed no matter where you live? Or am I mistaken? You're mistaken. :) Should B be pronounced Bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I say Zed since it's what Geddy and Alex say, but I'm from the U.S. so I normally say Zee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 This is tangentially related to the Zee vs. Zed thing, so here goes... Can someone tell me why we, in the English-speaking world at least, call certain countries by something other than their name? For example, there is a country called Deutschland. Why do we call it "Germany" when that is not it's name? Why do we need to Anglicize things?I've always wondered about that, too.Don't Germans refer to the country as Germany when speaking English??? If they want it known as Deutschland they should use that name only, it would catch on.Like "Why why zed" has caught on stateside...Like "kah-rah-tey" [karate]...Many state side pronounce it correctly. This example YYZ is a bit different, the song title is letters so you'll pronounce the letters as you do in your home version of English. Although I doubt Treeduck refers to the Camaro Z28 as the Zed 28.I wasn't even serious about the why why zed bit. I was pointing more towards your "it would catch on" comment. The way natives pronounce things do NOT always catch on (with non-natives) no matter how many times they (the natives) pronounce it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 this is Merica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I say Zed since it's what Geddy and Alex say, but I'm from the U.S. so I normally say Zee.Wait...what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 this is Merica...and we say "Freebiiiiird!" :haz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisUK Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I've just wasted some of my life reading this thread :laughing guy: I need to lie down now but not before pointing out that people have been known to say zebra and zeebra over here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The letter is pronounced "zip" and I can prove it. What do you call this: A "zedper"? A "zeeper"? No, you call it a "zipper" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Efohardee efayiarelayenee essteeayarteeeedee teeachiess enohenesseeenessee.. And where are people getting the idea that letters need to say their own name when used??? It's not working too well for me.. seems downright foolish in fact lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 this is MericaFrom your desk it is;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rftag Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) YYZ, whether you pronounce "Z" as "zed" or "zee", is just the 3 digit airport code for the Toronto airport. That's what the name comes from (if they were from Los Angeles the song would be called LAX). Though I vaguely recall something about the Morse Code pattern for YYZ influencing the rhythm. So maybe "LAX" would be a very different song. Who knows. Anyway, that's where the name comes From. Edited December 3, 2015 by rftag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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