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| Chemist_Guy:
I was today years old when I finally realized that Zebra strips is spelled the same way as the Zebra animal. I had heard Dave speak many many times about Zebra strips said in his typical Aussie accent "Zeh-bruh" and never made the connection. My very stupid question is do Americans call them "Zee-bra" strips? |
| Psi:
I was curious so I went and found a video of him saying it. He says it as 'Zeb-bra strips' https://youtu.be/Y-G4oCRfEqU?t=74 |
| Halcyon:
American's pronounce it "zee-bra", Australian's (and many other English speaking countries) say "zeb-ra" (for both the animal and the electronics component). We also pronounce the letter "Z" as "zed" not the American "zee". |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: Chemist_Guy on December 16, 2022, 04:41:43 am ---My very stupid question is do Americans call them "Zee-bra" strips? --- End quote --- (I’m American.) Why wouldn’t we call them “zee-bruh” strips? They’re named after the animal, thanks to the alternating black stripes, and we call the animal “zee-bruh”, so… |
| themadhippy:
I thought zeebra was a piece of female clothing |
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