I seem to alternate depending on context. Never really noticed until thinking back on it.
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It's like "zed" of course, because I'm > 30 years old. I don't think it's a regional thing, more of a "zoomer" thing maybe?
I have not yet encountered a Canadian who says "zi" the way I do. I've worked at schools here with ages from 12 to 22 and all of the students have said "zed" as well as every teacher and co-workers I've had.
Zed
Zed
Zed.
Zed, unless its part of a person/product name where its specifically Zee, like Jay-Zee. Otherwise, it's Gen Zed.
I say zed.
For the letter or spelling something out, I'll always say "zed." I think for the most part I only say "zee" if I'm using acronyms that are either specific to US organizations or that both originated there and are still considered to be tightly associated with that country (like if I need to refer to some product from a US company, though none come to mind at the moment).
for my family, it’s very much Zed. jay zed, zed zed top,
Wait, do you pronounce "zi" like "zih" or like "zie"
It's the same as "sea" but with a z sound
Zie. (Edited, I misunderstood the question)
To your question, I have a similar one... Do Canadians say tom"ay"to or tom"ah"to? 🍅
What about potato?
I spell my name with a zed not a zi. From Sask
At the risk of being unpopular, I say zee. I've been corrected so many times by my friends, but I spent a lot of time in the US and it just stuck. Plus, the alphabet song specifically says zee, and I'm not arguing with that.
American here, can't believe so many of you guys are saying zed.
Canadian English is influenced somewhat by Canadian French. This can be seen in words such as "Supper" (souper) and a drugstore being called a "Pharmacy" (Pharmacie).
Other examples include "toque", "dépanneur"/ "dep", "on special" (on sale), "metro", "pass the vacuum", etc.
Canadian here and I can't believe but either. I hear Zee most of the time so much that Zed sticks out. Ibalso never hear Zedbra but always zeebra.