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Gang, Got a question. I've had Datsun and Nissan "Z's" for several years and have never seen an "ed" after the "Z" emblem on our cars......... Have any of you,

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Old 08-04-2010, 01:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Gang,

Got a question. I've had Datsun and Nissan "Z's" for several years and have never seen an "ed" after the "Z" emblem on our cars......... Have any of you, I didn't think so...! So why is it that whenever I watch the English TV show "Top Gear" or speak to a Canadian, they refer to the "Z" as a "Zed"...? It's always been just "Z" to me. Anyone have an answer? I sure don't know...........!

"Zed"

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Old 08-04-2010, 02:04 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The letter Z originates from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks pronounce the letter as zeta. The English pronounce it Zed. The Japanese pronounce it Fairlady Ze-to.
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Old 08-04-2010, 02:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Right, the pronunciation is for the actual letter "z", not just the car.
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Old 08-04-2010, 10:12 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I am all for the Zed...

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Old 08-04-2010, 11:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
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With the first statements

No different than if they were repeating the alphabet. They would say Zed.
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Old 08-04-2010, 04:09 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Wondered why top gear did this, the BMW zed4, etc. Interesting

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Old 08-04-2010, 10:46 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Gang,

Got a question. I've had Datsun and Nissan "Z's" for several years and have never seen an "ed" after the "Z" emblem on our cars......... Have any of you, I didn't think so...! So why is it that whenever I watch the English TV show "Top Gear" or speak to a Canadian, they refer to the "Z" as a "Zed"...? It's always been just "Z" to me. Anyone have an answer? I sure don't know...........!

"Zed"

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British people pronounce Z as Zed, its kinda cool actually. They also pronounce H's as well.
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We actually pernounce is like "Zee" which is not all that different from "Zed". The letter Z really sounds more like "Zzz".
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Old 08-04-2010, 12:10 PM   #9 (permalink)
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British people pronounce Z as Zed, its kinda cool actually. They also pronounce H's as well.
Hed?
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Those crazy Brits!
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What are you guys trying to say..???

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They also use aluminium bits on British versions of our car.
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Canadians also say Zed.
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Canadians also say Zed.
Depends on whom and where as my buds in Western Canada (Vancouver) call it a "Zee" like we do down here.
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Depends on whom and where as my buds in Western Canada (Vancouver) call it a "Zee" like we do down here.
Okay, real Canadians say Zed.
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