How do you pronounce Amex?

S

seagullmouse

New member

Jan 3, 2011

676

• Jun 30, 2011

• #1

How do you pronounce the 'Am' bit of Amex?

Is it
1: Amex as in Amy?
2: Amex as in the Ham?

I have been saying 1 but now think I am wrong.

 

Sheebo

Well-known member

Jul 13, 2003

29,287

• Jun 30, 2011

• #2

2) HAMex

Thought to be fair I usually just call it Falmer - and prob always will - It's stuck after 10 or so yrs of campaigning!

 

GOM

living vicariously

Aug 8, 2005

3,225

Leeds - but not the dirty bit

• Jun 30, 2011

• #3

seagullmouse said:

How do you pronounce the 'Am' bit of Amex?

Is it
1: Amex as in Amy?
2: Amex as in the Ham?

I have been saying 1 but now think I am wrong.

Click to expand...

You are quite right, you are wrong

 

Albumen

Don't wait for me!

Jan 19, 2010

11,495

Brighton - In your face

• Jun 30, 2011

• #4

WTF?
Do you say Aymerican?

 

C

Curly5194

New member

Jun 20, 2011

264

Horsham

• Jun 30, 2011

• #5

seagullmouse said:

How do you pronounce the 'Am' bit of Amex?

Is it
1: Amex as in Amy?
2: Amex as in the Ham?

I have been saying 1 but now think I am wrong.

Click to expand...

Amex is short of course for American Express, so how do you pronounce "American"? Therefore it should surely be option 2, pronounced "Am Ex".

 

clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions

Aug 11, 2003

20,789

Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls

• Jun 30, 2011

• #6

2.

Although I could say the AC Stadium as the first two letter are my initials!

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

NSC Patron

May 8, 2007

12,778

Toronto

• Jun 30, 2011

• #7

How would you pronounce American?

Damn beaten to it!

 

Wozza

Shite Supporter

Jul 6, 2003

23,615

Online

• Jun 30, 2011

• #8

seagullmouse said:

How do you pronounce the 'Am' bit of Amex?

Is it
1: Amex as in Amy?
2: Amex as in the Ham?

I have been saying 1 but now think I am wrong.

Click to expand...

Well, it's short for AMerican EXpress. There's a clue.

 

C

Curly5194

New member

Jun 20, 2011

264

Horsham

• Jun 30, 2011

• #9

Don't you love it when we ALL pull together with the same answer!

 

S

seagullmouse

New member

Jan 3, 2011

676

• Jun 30, 2011

• Thread starter
• #10

AWesome thanks, need to retrain brain now. You are right - could just say Falmer, wonder if people will say Amex or Falmer?

 

S

sam86

Moderator

Feb 18, 2009

9,947

• Jun 30, 2011

• #11

Jesus Christ.

 

S

seagullmouse

New member

Jan 3, 2011

676

• Jun 30, 2011

• Thread starter
• #12

Yep - my bad.

Sure I've heard people say do you take Amex with the Aymex pronouciation, happy to put it down to my extreme stupidity though.

 

We're the Stripes

Well-known member

Jul 31, 2005

3,591

BN2

• Jun 30, 2011

• #13

^ All true, of course. But if you were to look at it, and you didn't know it was short for American Express, I bet the majority would assume it's pronounced "Ay-mex". So I can partially understand why some might think it could be pronounced like that.

But of course it IS short of American Express, so it's a rather moot point!

 

Hillian1

( . ) ( . )

Jul 15, 2010

15,364

Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• Jun 30, 2011

• #14

samhale86 said:

Jesus Christ.

Click to expand...

Blasphemy, stone him...!!!

 

L

lighthouse

New member

Feb 27, 2008

744

north hampshire

• Jun 30, 2011

• #15

We're the Stripes said:

^ All true, of course. But if you were to look at it, and you didn't know it was short for American Express, I bet the majority would assume it's pronounced "Ay-mex". So I can partially understand why some might think it could be pronounced like that.

But of course it IS short of American Express, so it's a rather moot point!

Click to expand...

ees complicated

 

Titanic

Super Moderator

Helpful Moderator

Jul 5, 2003

39,067

West Sussex

• Jun 30, 2011

• #16

AmECS.

 

pasty

A different kind of pasty

Jul 5, 2003

30,271

West, West, West Sussex

• Jun 30, 2011

• #17

This used to really wind me up when I worked there. Even some of my ex-colleagues used to pronounce it A-Mex

 

Albumen

Don't wait for me!

Jan 19, 2010

11,495

Brighton - In your face

• Jun 30, 2011

• #18

I say aMex, as in a mexican.

 

F

footychick

Nicola

Dec 8, 2005

4,406

Soham, United Kingdom

• Jun 30, 2011

• #19

I always say The Aymex

 

S

seagullmouse

New member

Jan 3, 2011

676

• Jun 30, 2011

• Thread starter
• #20

footychick said:

I always say The Aymex

Click to expand...

So its not just me then! Yay!