Went through the local In-N-Out drive thru tonight. Get up to the pay window, pay the ~17y.o. kid working there. Kinda stuck in line still, as the people ahead are still waiting for their grub at the grub window.

He glances back at the Big Ass Ugly spoiler I've got stuck on the back of my car, kinda glances around, and asks,
"Do you autox it?"

Now, when I read that quote, the words I say in my head are "Do you autocross it?" - but no! He actually said "X", as in "Do you auto-ecks it?"

WTF?!

 

Isn't that the way it's pronounced? Personally, I would have asked if you use it to dodge cones but that's just me.....

 

i say auto-cross.. lol funny though

 

So what was your response?

 

I think that was his response.

Hey I always thought it's pronouced as auto-cross too.

 

That's similar to how IM abbreviations are unconsciously showing up kids' written school work.

I've never heard of any such thing migrating into verbal communication, however. That's funny.

 

Too true - I'd also be interested to hear how many of you call the x-brace an "X" brace and not it's proper name which is a crossbrace.

 

So, if that young man had read about your exploits in the NSX-files, would that make you an X-dresser ?

 

I say Auto-X too. Now I know why ppl. been givin me the looks whenever I say, "Auto-ecks".

 

I say "eks brace" becase the brace is closer to the shape of an X than a cross.