# How do you pronounce Z

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 6, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-z/232867 "2004-03-06T17:57:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-z/232867/35 "2004-03-09T22:36:40Z")

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> [@Bippy the Beardless](#):
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> I’m from UK so I pronounced it zed. But a few months back I had a revellation. Those Americans are right, it should be zee !  
> B = bee not bed  
> P = pee not ped  
> ergo  
> Z = zee not zed

That’s the first thing I wondered when I heard about this odd zed thing: why don’t they say bed and ped too? Then I wondered if people go to see Zedbras at the Zedoo. 🙂

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