How do you pronounce Primark?

[Buttybach]

This weekend it occurred to me that I say primark in a weird way!

Do you say it Primark (i as in eye)
Or Primark (i as in eee)

[Bisset]

Pri(eye)mark

I used to work there and no one I worked with pronounced it Pree-mark

[Horsemenoftheaclopalypse]

Pri(eye)mark

[Hollyhobbi]

You wouldn't have that problem in Ireland as it's the original of the species and it's called Penneys pronounced like pennies!

[Rach182]

I worked there many moons ago (in Wales) and pretty much everyone said it as pree-mark

[Bisset]

I worked there many moons ago (in Wales) and pretty much everyone said it as pree-mark

Interesting... presumably it’s a regional thing?

[HeartShapedBox]

Pr-eee-mark. Never heard anyone call it pr-eye-mark apart from English people on the telly (west coast of Scotland, here)

[FrustratedTeddyLamp]

Preyemark

[PyongyangKipperbang]

Preyemark here, Midlands

[DramaAlpaca]

It's pr-eye-mark. But as a pp says, in Ireland where it originated it's just Penney's.

[NunoGoncalves]

In London and SE England I never heard anyone say Preemark.

Pr-eye-mark all the way!

[llangennith]

Here in Wales it's Preemark but most of England says Pr-eye-mark. I saw a programme on TV a while back and it's supposed to be pronounced Pr-eye-mark.

[NaughtToThreeSadOnions]

Oh i came on to say penneys. But other people already have.

Pr-eye-mark. I think penneys themselves have said this the correct way of proboucing it

I have a vague recolection of everyone going mad on twitter of omg i've been saying primark wrong

[CTRL]

Born and bred in London and I’ve always said Pree-Mark however in the last few years it seems it’s all changed to Pr(eye)-mark.

I won’t stop saying Preemark though

[Thesnobbymiddleclassone]

I'm in Kent and we say pr-eye-mark

[NaughtToThreeSadOnions]

Indeed yes its even on their customer service help page 🤣

www.help.primark.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115001215049-How-do-you-pronounce-Primark-

[shiveringtimber]

Pry-mark

[springydaff]

pr(eye)mani

[Rach182]

@NaughtToThreeSadOnions well that settles it...I've been saying it wrong

@springydaff ha! I've only heard that said pree-mani

[DramaAlpaca]

Yes, it's pree-mani. Pr-eye-mark but Pree-mani. Hmm, I've never noticed that contradiction before.

[Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn]

I’m so glad it’s not just me xxx
I call it pree-marche if I want to be posh x

[MrsElijahMikaelson1]

Pr-eye-marni

[steff13]

I've never said it out loud, because we don't have it here. But in my head when I read it, it's Pry-mark.

[Zoflorabore]

Emphasis on "eye" here too. Have never heard it called "pree"

I'm in the North West.

[Raisinbrain]

Pry-Mark

[JordanCatalano4Eva]

I’m in Wales and it’s pry-mark.