How do you pronounce Amex?

[Tristram Fourmile]

Variously pronounced 'Yurp' or 'Your Rope'

The Amex business is split 2 ways.

Domestic = USA
International = everywhere else

Domestic has no concept of International. It might as well be on a different planet.

And I would rather deal with colleagues in India any day of the week than the clueless twats who populate their offices in Phoenix. The Indians are a bit dim but you can either tolerate or laugh at them, the Yanks just leave you speechless.

 

[cmonbarrybringonwoody!]

wozza is your avatar leon knight?

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Time for a poll. I will never call it the amex.

I will go with that -

 

[thejackal]

The Amex business is split 2 ways.

Domestic = USA
International = everywhere else

Domestic has no concept of International. It might as well be on a different planet.

And I would rather deal with colleagues in India any day of the week than the clueless twats who populate their offices in Phoenix. The Indians are a bit dim but you can either tolerate or laugh at them, the Yanks just leave you speechless.

I definitely agree although I'm still a firm believer that people are essentially the same wherever in the world you go; it's just the society that differs. Ergo, it's not Americans that are stupid, but American society. Plenty of Americans are incredible people - many of the cleverest comedians and thinkers etc. were/are Yanks: Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks and Noam Chomsky to name 3 obvious examples - it's just that they're in a tiny minority. At the same time, I don't think the English can really claim a huge level of sophistication in the majority of the population.

 

[Sloe Joe]

According to my bro, it's AmEx anyway, so how do you pronounce that.
Am Ex anybody as opposed to A Mex ?

 

[HovaGirl]

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

Same here. (I was at Amex in the 70s.)

 

[HovaGirl]

Sorry I could be misunderstanding something here and DO forgive my ignorance (I really haven't been keeping up to be honest) but is this not because American Express have paid for the naming rights or whatever so Albion are under contract to call it that instead of just the Community Stadium or Falmer?

My point in the earlier post, and it is not really an issue, is that by me calling it the Amex I am unconsciously advertising a brand I don't and would not want to use. I don't ask someone to pass me a Kleenex I ask for a tissue. I pay by credit card and not Visa or whatever, although Coke would be an exception.

Do you do the Hoovering or use a Jacuzzi or Sellotape?

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Do you do the Hoovering or use a Jacuzzi or Sellotape?

genericized trademarks. not quite the same is it.

 

[GOM]

genericized trademarks. not quite the same is it.

Of course it is, as according to your own words you are 'advertising a brand'

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Yes but what I mean is certain products are generally referred to by their brand names, which, yes, you are right, is advertising, because they were the first of their kind or named after their inventors, Jaccuzi for example. People will always say I am going to hoover the lounge as opposed to Dyson it. I wonder if the new stadium was called the American Express Goldstone Stadium, people would call it the Amex

 

[LA1972]

GAYmex

 

[thejackal]

I definitely agree although I'm still a firm believer that people are essentially the same wherever in the world you go; it's just the society that differs. Ergo, it's not Americans that are stupid, but American society. Plenty of Americans are incredible people - many of the cleverest comedians and thinkers etc. were/are Yanks: Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks and Noam Chomsky to name 3 obvious examples - it's just that they're in a tiny minority. At the same time, I don't think the English can really claim a huge level of sophistication in the majority of the population.

I should really add that this isn't a dig at us either: I don't think any country can honestly claim huge level of sophistication in the majority of the population.

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

WTF?
Do you say Aymerican?

 

[seagullmouse]

So we've been there a while now, lots of commentaries etc. What are people saying?

Sure I've heard lots of Aymex!

 

[NorthStandN1A]

So we've been there a while now, lots of commentaries etc. What are people saying?

Sure I've heard lots of Aymex!

You are the only person to say Gaymex pal!!!!! jog on

 

[oldboyroy]

AIMEX is how I pronounce it actually gotta be honest it winds me up when they say "hamex" but thats just me being picky lol

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

It is AM-EX! As in 'I am' then 'she is my Ex'.

 

[feller]

Ammecks without a doubt.

 

[seagullmouse]

haha, love this thread

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Am-erican Ex-press........... never understood why this difficult?