How do you pronounce Saks as in Saks Fifth Avenue

[Zero In]

Hey, I was just wondering. How do you pronounce the name of the famous clothes retail company. Is it pronounced the same as "sex" or "sarks" as in a broad "A" sound.

 

[pulse8]

Sax

 

[Pretender]

Sax

 

[Zero In]

As is "sax"ophone or as in "sucks"?

 

[thereds]

nutsax

 

[aneurysm]

Sax as in Sax.

How do you get 'Sucks' from 'Sax'?

 

[pulse8]

Since when is "sax" pronounced "sucks"?

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

sax as in "saxomophone"

-Ice

 

[Kelvrick]

Sacks...

 

[Pretender]

just put a 'c' in the word, that's the easiest way to think about it I guess

"sacks"

as in, I am carrying 3 sacks.

 

[yobarman]

Tacks = Tax
A Jacks = Ajax
Saks = Sax

.......

 

[Zero In]

so saks rhymes with sex?

 

[pulse8]

<< so saks rhymes with sex? >>



Oh lord. Yes. Go up to a cab driver and ask him to take you to Sex - Fifth Avenue.

 

[AndrewR]

No, Saks doesn't rhyme with Sex. It rhymes with EXPENSIVE!

 

[Sacotool]

Sacs

My grandmother used to take me there shopping when I was a wee lad.

 

[Platypus]

I always thought it was like &quot;socks&quot;