Why do Americans say “zee” but Brits say “zed” for the letter Z?
Americans pronounce “Z” as “zee,” while British, Canadian, and Australian English use “zed.”
đź“ś History: “Zed” comes from the Greek letter “zeta,” which was borrowed by French and later adopted into Old English. Noah Webster (of Webster’s Dictionary) wanted a more phonetic system, so he promoted “zee” to match “bee,” “dee,” and “tee.”
🤔 Trivia: Some old British dialects still pronounced it “izzard” in the 1700s!
