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British Zed and American Zee

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Americans pronounce the letter Z like “zee,” while those in other English-speaking countries say “zed.” That’s because Noah Webster proposed lots of Americanized pronunciations and this is one of the few that stuck. David Sacks’ book Letter Perfect is a great resource for more on our alphabet. This is part of a complete episode.

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