Ezed (Noun)
Meaning
The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The British pronunciation is often disputed between 'zed' and 'ezed', particularly among the Scottish population.
- His grandma said 'ezed' and he thought it was the coolest way to say the last letter of the alphabet.
- To differentiate themselves from Americans, they pronounce it 'ezed' in most parts of the UK.
- My teacher said that since we use American textbooks we should say 'zee' instead of the more regional 'ezed'.
- Some people simply find 'ezed' more fun to say out loud than the traditional 'zed'.