+briansnat Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I've always pronounced ammo box as ah-moo books, but at a recent event people were ridiculing my pronunciation. Most said it should be am-oh bocks and a handful said it should be ahm-o bocks. So now I'm totally confused. What is the correct pronunciation. I don't want to be made a laughingstock of at the next event. Link to comment
+CYBret Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Eye pronowns it am-o bocks. It's a midwest thing maybe. Bret Link to comment
+SixDogTeam Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 If you're serious, it's AM (as in "I AM a geocacher) MO ( as in Larry curly and MO) bocks. Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Let's sound it out.... Ammo Box = "Am" "mo" "Bocks" Link to comment
+Pyewacket Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I concur; I pronounce it AM-OH. Think of war movies, where the line, "Sarge, I'm out of ammo!" might be heard. Link to comment
+nfa Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 (edited) Hi, I pronounce it "am-oh" (with the stress on the first syllable), and I tend to call it a "can", not a box... nfa Edited June 7, 2004 by NFA Link to comment
Mushtang Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 The first syllable of "Ammo" is the same sound as the first syllable of "Ammunition", the word that "Ammo" comes from. "Am Oh Box" is correct. "Am Oh Can" is probably better. Link to comment
+flask Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 it's "ay-em-mo-be-ox". jiminy, don't you folks know ANYthing? Link to comment
+Pyewacket Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 it's "ay-em-mo-be-ox". jiminy, don't you folks know ANYthing? I'm fairly certain Mr. Jiminy Irish knows how to pronounce ammo box. Link to comment
+JayFredMuggs Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Ammo Box = "Am" "mo" "Bocks" Ah, just the way it sounds. Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 It's "Cartridge Tin" Close. Ammo box is actually pronounced "gee-o-cash". Link to comment
+GentleWhisper Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 (edited) I call it am-oh bocks ... my 3yr old calls it a good geocache in contrast to a micro... which he still considers much better than no geocache. Man I love this message board. Edited June 7, 2004 by GentleWhisper Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 (edited) OK, if its an ammo can, is it am-o khan (can as in con), or am-o can (can as in man)? Edited June 7, 2004 by briansnat Link to comment
+nfa Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Hi, I say can as in man, but I was born in NYC, so you might have to take that into account... nfa Link to comment
+SixDogTeam Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 It's NOT "ahm"--haven't you been reading the replies? It's: EE-MAH-KIN Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 *snif* *snif* Yup, smells like a troll's been through here... Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 (edited) Ammuslaatikko. OK is that Am-moose-la-key-to, or .... Edited June 7, 2004 by briansnat Link to comment
uperdooper Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 it's not a troll. it's someone with a massachusetts accent. Link to comment
+Divine Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Ammuslaatikko. OK is that Am-moose-la-key-to, or .... Close. Am-moose-la-tick-co. Link to comment
+flask Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 can we save trouble and just call it "duane"? Link to comment
+SixDogTeam Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 This is a fun thread. how come the admins are not shutting it down for being inane?? Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 I guess this would be somewhat on topic. A pretty interesting study on accents. Link to comment
+GentleWhisper Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 can we save trouble and just call it "duane"? That is way too funny. Link to comment
+carleenp Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I call it "that green metal thingy over there." Link to comment
Major Catastrophe Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 This is a fun thread. how come the admins are not shutting it down for being inane?? Perhaps they are hoping to learn how to pronounce "Ammo Box" themselves! Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I've always pronounced ammo box as ah-moo books, but at a recent event people were ridiculing my pronunciation. Most said it should be am-oh bocks and a handful said it should be ahm-o bocks. So now I'm totally confused. What is the correct pronunciation. I don't want to be made a laughingstock of at the next event. You know at first I thought this was a dumb topic. But then I started saying ahmoo books. And I realized, that's probably how someone with a european or australian accent would say it... Brian, are you british? Link to comment
+Planet Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 You say poe tah toe I say poe tay to you say toe mah toe I say toe may toe You say Am moo and that's just wrong! It's Am-moe like in the movies "Sorry guys we're outta ammo" "We need more ammo" They always say am - oh you could just say ammunition. Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 Brian, are you british? Nope, born and raised in New Joisey Link to comment
+Polgara Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I call em caches! LOL Teeeeheeee! Link to comment
+gbod Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I pronounce it like this: (click to hear each word) ámmō boks Link to comment
+95_Camaro_Couple Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I just call them those neat metal boxes my husband gets to use at work...that just happen to be multi-functional for hiding caches! AM-moh Can...that's how we say it. Paula Link to comment
+The Jester Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 The pronunciation changes with whether I can find the darn thing or not. If not, I can't post here what I call it... Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 <Sgt. York> Container, ammunition type, sir! </Sgt. York> Link to comment
Dave Lucas Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 been in the army 20 years... ammo - rhymes with whamo (like when your head gets wholloped with a branch) can - rhymes with dadgum (like when your head gets wholloped with a branch). Hope this helps. Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 The pronunciation changes with whether I can find the darn thing or not. If not, I can't post here what I call it... But according to a log of yours I read not long ago, your mother told you not to say those words. Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 <Sgt. York>Container, ammunition type, sir! </Sgt. York> LOL! <Sgt. York> I aim ta get me that whole beef critter. </Sgt. York> Link to comment
+flask Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 <Sgt. York> I aim ta get me that whole beef critter. </Sgt. York> so as long as this thread has no discerable purpose, i'll just tell you this: today a kid came in with an inappropriate thing written on her arm. i suggested she cover it or wash it off. i then mentioned what her mother might think about it. the kid laughs and says: "my mother wouldn't just have a cow; she'd have the whole herd." then she politely excused herself and went to wash it off. i love that kid. going to turn out just fine, i think. and returning deftly to the topic: maybe we should think of an alternate name for them and offer prizes in the competition. Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 <Sgt. York> I aim ta get me that whole beef critter. </Sgt. York> so as long as this thread has no discerable purpose, i'll just tell you this: today a kid came in with an inappropriate thing written on her arm. i suggested she cover it or wash it off. i then mentioned what her mother might think about it. the kid laughs and says: "my mother wouldn't just have a cow; she'd have the whole herd." then she politely excused herself and went to wash it off. i love that kid. going to turn out just fine, i think. and returning deftly to the topic: maybe we should think of an alternate name for them and offer prizes in the competition. <Sgt. York> You be a thinkin'. </Sgt. York> Link to comment
+Riddlers Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 awh mow can. I think I can now I can't say it any way or all ways sound right. amm oh or am mow or aa-mow? all I know is I don't know how to say it now. Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I have no freakin' clue how to "prononuce Ammo Box." [sic] But I do know how to spell "pronounce." Link to comment
+Bjorn74 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Let's ask the Valley Girl, shall we? Or maybe the Scottish Male? Ever since installing an Auto Dialer ( I know, I'm evil, but we only dial numbers of people who owe our clients) I've defaulted to our Text to Speech Software for pronunciation. Aparently Valley Girls like AM-oh Bocks-sesses. Rhetorical Software Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Let's ask the Valley Girl, shall we? Or maybe the Scottish Male? Ever since installing an Auto Dialer ( I know, I'm evil, but we only dial numbers of people who owe our clients) I've defaulted to our Text to Speech Software for pronunciation. Aparently Valley Girls like AM-oh Bocks-sesses. Rhetorical Software Kewl! The scottish chick has a real potty mouth. Sn gans Link to comment
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