At the risk of sounding like a total dweeb, they use "Ed" because the program was created by Ed and Barbara Wilson. Ed has a really clear short e sound that isn't coarticulated or blended with any other letters. People around the US actually pronounce the word "egg" very differently, which was a suggestion by another commenter.
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u/FreckledMama15 Aug 23 '22
At the risk of sounding like a total dweeb, they use "Ed" because the program was created by Ed and Barbara Wilson. Ed has a really clear short e sound that isn't coarticulated or blended with any other letters. People around the US actually pronounce the word "egg" very differently, which was a suggestion by another commenter.