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As far as "zee vs. zed" goes, we Canadians still say "zed."
Tianna defiantly pronounces the last letter of the alphabet in the American fashion, "zee."
It was left to a DJ guest to point out quietly that Jay Z, the rapper that he was talking about, was pronounced "zee" not "zed".
"We are looking forward to the fact that she can spell 'colour' with a 'u' and we do not have to say 'zee' any more," said Robin Kent, a British expatriate who is moving his eight-year-old daughter Grace from an American school.
The name of the letter Z is pronounced zed in British English as opposed to zee in American English, though the words are normally only spelled out when noting the difference.
Generally, the absent "zee" -rhyme is not missed, although some children use a "zee" pronunciation in the rhyme which they would not use elsewhere.
The commonest call is a nasal "zee, zee, zee", but the notes of the bird evidently vary considerably.
This bird's song is a buzzy "tik tuk zee", resembling the sound made by a grasshopper.
The song of the male bird is a buzzed "zee-zee-zee-bzz-zee", somewhat similar to that of its eastern relative, the black-throated green warbler.
