All of the Canadian youtubers that I watch pronounce the letter z as "zi", as is done in the United States. However, I have read online that it is more common for Canadians to pronounce it as "zed", as is done in the United Kingdom. Is this a regional thing? How do you pronounce the letter z?

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[–] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have to catch myself to not say "Dragon Ball Zed".

[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait... It's not?

[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Technically it is. The Japanese pronunciation would say "Zetto" as a close approximation of "Zed".

But the English dub was done for a US audience (despite the fact that the original English dub was recorded in Canada), so they deferred to the American pronunciation of Z.

[–] torik@lemmychan.org 1 points 8 hours ago

despite the fact that the original English dub was recorded in Canada

TIL

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This could also be the reason Canadian YouTubers would say zee - why alienate 90% of your market, and Canadians are still used to hearing it from American media.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

also be the reason Canadian YouTubers would say zee - why alienate 90% of your market

I doubt it's any fear of alienating them.

It is likely more the result of those youtubers growing up immersed in American media exports.