You probably noticed that the Brits pronounce the letter Z as /zed/, but how is it that the Americans say /zi:/ (= zee) instead? Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out will give you the answer in the following very interesting video.

Learn the alphabet thanks to 85 movie scenes. Mind you, as these extracts are all taken from American movies, the last letter is pronounced /zi:/. If it was British English, it would be pronounced /zed/.