Ze is typically pronounced like the letter Z. Hir is typically pronounced like the word “here.” Zir is typically pronounced like “here” with a z in front. "Z" is never pronounced with a zed sound in any word therefore the American pronounciation would be correct when reffering to the letter in a non-mathmatical sense. British pronounce it zed only because the French pronounce it zed. About to leave this comment and realized this discussion is 9 years old. I just paused Stargate Atlantis to find the answer to this question. Anyway I prefer ZPM because I would use the first letter of each word Zero Point Module. ️. In the dialects spoken in most English-speaking countries, including the United Kingdom, the letter name for Z is pronounced /zɛd/ (Zed); although in American English, the dialect in mind by the composer, the letter is more commonly pronounced /ziː/ (Zee). In dialects which use the Zed pronunciation, the absent Zee-rhyme is generally not Middle French "zede" - now would you pronounce that like "zeed" or like "zed"? People back in the day weren't sure either, so "zee" and "zed" both developed and were used simultaneously until one was standardised in the USA and another was standardised elsewhere. Maybe you're a self-centered American and you didn't know that in Canada it's pronounced "Zed" because in French it's also prononced "Zed", i wouldn't bet on it but other languages probably also say something closer to Zed than Zee. If anything Zee should disappear completely. 4. there_no_more_names. The pronunciation “zee” is older than the alphabet song by a century or two, but was done in an attempt to bring the pronunciation of “z” in line with the pattern followed by much of the rest of the alphabet. That said, the song did help to popularize and spread that particular pronunciation when it came along. 356. SabertoothLotus. EZ isn't really used in countries that pronounce it "zed," because it doesn't really make sense. But if you do have to prounounce it, it's "ee-zee," because that's how the word is meant to be pronounced. dKoAW.

is z pronounced zee or zed