# Do the British sleep with zedzedzedzedzedzeds above their heads?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-british-sleep-with-zedzedzedzedzedzeds-above-their-heads/515803 "2009-10-31T02:32:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-british-sleep-with-zedzedzedzedzedzeds-above-their-heads/515803/101 "2009-11-10T19:44:18Z")

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American here. Having lived most of my life on the Ontario border, hearing “zed” for “zee” is nothing at all uncommon. I can’t think of a single acquaintance that wouldn’t understand “zed” (i.e., no Zedimmermans here). As an engineer (and ex-soldier), I’m always very careful about properly pronouncing “zero” instead of “oh,” and depending on the context, I often find it useful to say “zed” instead of “zee.”

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