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Default G and Z Sound so alike...
Can anyone show me how to pronounce the letters accurately?

When someone spells his/her name to me, I mistake g for z and vice versa all the time.
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Old 01-Aug-2006, 07:47
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Default Re: G and Z Sound so alike...
The letter G is pronounced "jee." The letter Z is pronounced "zee" in the US (think of the sound a bee makes: buzzzzz. Take that zzz sound and add eee to it.)

I hope that made some sense.
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