Or the rap artist “Jay-Zed”?

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What about a Datsun 240z? Don’t you say 240zed?

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My buddy once showed me a funny interaction in the comments under a Top Gear video about the Corvette Z06. Being from the UK, the called it the Zed-06. But someone in the comments claimed that it should be pronounced Zee-06. The conversation went something like this:

“Why does he keep saying Zed-06? It’s Zee-06.”

“Because in England, where this video was made, we say ‘zed’”

“Well, in America, where the car was made, we say ‘zee’”

“Well, in England, where English was made, we say, ‘zed’”

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Yes indeed, but I guess that’s because a model designation doesn’t feel the same as a proper noun - it’s just numbers and letters. Maybe…?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Well yeah if I saw a BMW 3 series I wouldn’t use the German pronunciation for 3. Why use the American pronunciation of Z?

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Eh? Doesn’t everyone call it a BMW Drei? 😄

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The difference to me is that a model number is primarily written, not spoken, information, while “Z Z Top” is meant to be spoken before written

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I’m Canadian and don’t know anything about Datsuns so I’d say 240 zed lol

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My mate had a Nissan Z something and yes we’d call it the Nissan Zed.

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I may be just making fun of those vehicles but I call them a 24 oz or the newer ones are a 35 oz.

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I’m Aussie and say 240zee, but I’m also a dutch immegrant and into cars

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There’s two types of people I can’t stand in this world. People that are inconsiderate of other people’s cultures, and the Dutch

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