Did anyone else pronounce it as Day-Zee at first?

[Rising (DayZ) 99]

ya know, like the singer ?

I didn't know how it was properly pronounced until i saw people using the term "zeds".

[Parrin 1]

That's because it is pronounced Day-Zee.

Zed is a shorthand term for Zombie.

Edited July 18, 2012 by Parrin

[Bunster 7]

Always said Day-Zee :D

[BobofTibia 11]

That's because it is pronounced Day-Zee.

Zed is a shorthand term for Zombie.

Wrong my friend, every country but america pronounces Zee as Zed, we stopped using the Zed because america seperated from Great Britten and we didn't want to seem like englishmen.

Zed was taken as a nick name for zombies though due to this fact.

Edited July 18, 2012 by BobofTibia

[Disgraced 1123]

Shrug.

I believe rocket says day zee.

Not sure where zed crept in. I think I saw it in the book "World War Z" (and I think I've written this same post in the past)...

My fiance

[humbleuk 76]

rocket said it was "zee".

But it should of been zed because

- it's ZED for Z the letter

- Its ZED short for zombies.

[ZedsDeadBaby 2287]

Wrong my friend, every country but america pronounces Zee as Zed, we stopped using the Zed because america seperated from Great Britten and we didn't want to seem like englishmen.

Zed was taken as a nick name for zombies though due to this fact.

While you're right that Zee is Zed outside the US, it has been confirmed by Vipeax on the DayZ team that the official pronunciation is, in fact, "Daisy" or "Day-Zee."

I'm feeling lazy right now so I'm not going to look up the thread for you, but it's out there somewhere.

I still call them "Zeds" of course.

[con7act 29]

Its Day-Zee

3:02

Edited July 18, 2012 by con7act

[BobofTibia 11]

Shrug.

I believe rocket says day zee.

Not sure where zed crept in. I think I saw it in the book "World War Z" (and I think I've written this same post in the past)...

My fiance� says it for the actual letter. It's how the letter is pronounced in French.

It's for any language that uses the letter Z, except English, as we change our words.

[HanoverFist 64]

Shrug...DayZee (daisy) is how I've been saying it. I assumed Zed was short for Zombie infected, :blush: .

Edited July 18, 2012 by HanoverFist

[ActionManZlt 160]

It's for any language that uses the letter Z, except English, as we change our words.

You mean, except American?

Is it really this common for Americans to not know that Zed is the English name for that letter??

Edited July 18, 2012 by ActionMan

[Rising (DayZ) 99]

LOL thanks guys i thought *I* was weird pronouncing it Day Zee lol

[gusmanak 1]

You deserve beans taken away from you. If anyone pronounces it "Days" I will eat your limbs.

[hkurban 31]

The first time I ever heard Zed was on Stargate Atlantis, where a Canadian character referred to something called a ZPM as a "Zed Pee Em", so I don't associate it with Zombies per se, but I do associate it with other-than-american pronunciations of the letter Zee. Not sure which countries follow this pronunciation rule, but I highly doubt it is everybody, since Rocket says Zee.

[DemonGroover 8836]

Usually in Australia, the UK and i think New Zealand (where Rocket hails from) we say Z as Zed, not Zee.

However i think Rocket called it Day Zee cos it sounds better

I call zombies Zeds because thats how i say Z and i aint changing! It sounds a lot better than calling them Zees.

Oh yeah and we also spell words like - coloUr, honoUr and specialiSation.

[bad_mojo (DayZ) 1204]

Off topic, but I thought it was weird that in the movie Men In Black, which is clearly American, the agent played by Rip Torn, was called "Zed" by the others, instead of the American "Zee".

[xarok777@gmail.com 205]

Glorious 'Day Zee" masterrace reporting in,

[Rising (DayZ) 99]

I call zombies Zeds because thats how i say Z and i aint changing! It sounds a lot better than calling them Zees.

Interesting.. when we want to take a nap we call it "catch some zees". do you guys call it catching zeds down there? lol

[DemonGroover 8836]

Interesting.. when we want to take a nap we call it "catch some zees". do you guys call it catching zeds down there? lol

I've never used the phrase but i suppose we would.

One thing i do remember as a kid though was the Alphabet song - when we say Zed at the end of the song it doesn't rhyme with V. Maybe we should change Vee to Ved.

Edited July 18, 2012 by DemonGroover

[SuperCalleh 26]

Do you guys call it Dragonball Zed as well?

[DemonGroover 8836]

Do you guys call it Dragonball Zed as well?

Well i would. We also say Zeh - bra, not Zee - bra

[gregclark019@aol.com 4]

"zed" is the British pronunciation of the letter "z"

I imagine that the majority of countries that are/were British territories/commonwealths/etc adopt the British version. for example: Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and India. Americans do not. non-British Europeans often use "zed" since the majority of their English language teachers are British. individuals who learn the English language in America will say "zee"

[ActionManZlt 160]

I do associate it with other-than-american pronunciations of the letter Zee. Not sure which countries follow this pronunciation rule, but I highly doubt it is everybody, since Rocket says Zee.

Yes, it's everybody else. The people who fled England to the US spoke a strange uncommon 17th century dialect of English where "zee" was used for some unknown reason. That dialect died out in Europe soon after.

Some Aus/NZ use Zee by accident sometimes, simply because we're all raised with Sesame Street singing the American alphabet song (which requires "Z" to rhyme with "V" and "me"). It's especially common in the younger generations who're overexposed to American television, so you do see both pronounciations used, but "zee" is basically just slang/informal for "zed".

The rest of the word also knows how to pronounce aluminium :P

Edited July 18, 2012 by ActionMan

[Rising (DayZ) 99]

Well i would. We also say Zeh - bra, not Zee - bra

[Hetstaine 10852]

Interesting.. when we want to take a nap we call it "catch some zees". do you guys call it catching zeds down there? lol

Yep..always have :)

Do you guys call it Dragonball Zed as well?

Same

Yes, it's everybody else. The people who fled England to the US spoke a strange uncommon 17th century dialect of English where "zee" was used for some unknown reason. That dialect died out in Europe soon after.

Some Aus/NZ use Zee by accident sometimes, simply because we're all raised with Sesame Street singing the American alphabet song (which requires "Z" to rhyme with "V" and "me"). It's especially common in the younger generations who're overexposed to American television, so you do see both pronounciations used, but "zee" is basically just slang/informal for "zed".

The rest of the word also knows how to pronounce aluminium :P

Ever since i saw Tin Men i have always used aloominum.- sounded as weird as shit when i heard it, bonus item is that it always baffles people as to what the fuck you want. :D ..Aloomafuknwhat ? ..You know..the stuff they make coke cans out of man..aloominum...