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When I was a kid, I was thrown by the fact that, in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book, the Earth was in sector ZZ 9 Triple Z Alpha, while, in the radio show, it was Zed Zed 9, Triple Zed Alpha.
I only found out that Brits pronounce the final letter of the alphabet as "Zed" rather than "Zee" somewhere between when I was 20 and 23. Because, when I saw PULP FICTION in 1994, and they had the line "Zed's dead, baby, Zed's dead", I didn't recognize that as a letter, but when I saw MEN IN BLACK in 1997, I did realize that Zed, the head of the MIB, had a single letter name.
How about you? When did you find out that Yanks pronounce it "Zee", or, contrariwise, that Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, and Canucks pronounce it "Zed"?
I only found out that Brits pronounce the final letter of the alphabet as "Zed" rather than "Zee" somewhere between when I was 20 and 23. Because, when I saw PULP FICTION in 1994, and they had the line "Zed's dead, baby, Zed's dead", I didn't recognize that as a letter, but when I saw MEN IN BLACK in 1997, I did realize that Zed, the head of the MIB, had a single letter name.
How about you? When did you find out that Yanks pronounce it "Zee", or, contrariwise, that Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, and Canucks pronounce it "Zed"?