# How do YOU pronounce "MPSIMS"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2000, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889 "2000-03-14T21:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/1 "2000-03-14T21:08:00Z")
Apologies if this has been asked before… The subject came up at the recent Dallas Doper Debauch. Opinions were divided between saying it “mip-sims” and “M.P. Sims,” like someone’s name. I favor the second pronunciation, but the rest of the table decreed that saying it that way sounded too much like a department store (“I love that sweater!” “Thanks…I bought it for half price at M.P. Sims!”). So how do YOU say it? Mip-sims? M.P. Sims? Empuh-sims? Em-possums? Here’s your chance to weigh in. When people stop posting, I’ll eventually tally the answers and post the results. * * * Live a Lush Life Da Chef ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/2 "2000-03-14T21:12:00Z")
Actually, I pronounce it “mangrove throat warbler”. (That is, I pronounce it “mipsims”.) ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/3 "2000-03-14T21:12:00Z")
M.P. Sims ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/4 "2000-03-14T21:12:00Z")
Usually, I don’t say it. It’s just that string of letters. However, I noticed that when I went to the Houston gathering, I pronounced it “M.P. Sims”. That’s still not how i think of it, but it’ll do for a pronounciation. ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/5 "2000-03-14T21:22:00Z")
I usually just call it M P S, after that the letters get kinda slurred together! 😉 * * * Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/6 "2000-03-14T21:26:00Z")
Emp-sims * * * Gabba Gabba, We accept you, we accept you, one of us. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/7 "2000-03-14T21:30:00Z")
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: em PISS umms ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/8 "2000-03-14T21:36:00Z")
I intentionally _don’t_ pronounce things that only have a context for me online. If I tell someone about this site in general it’s just “straight dope” not SDMB or anything like that. I once caught myself about to say “re” when I walked back into a room full of real people. Decided there is a barrier between cyber and real which no man should cross. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/9 "2000-03-14T21:41:00Z")
“mip-sims” * * * “I like toast.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/10 "2000-03-14T21:43:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by psycat90: > \*\*Emp-sims > > \*\* **Ditto** unless I’m being cheeky, then it’s “empy-sims”. 😉 * * * Mike Mulligan had a steam shovel, a beautiful red steam shovel. Her name was Mary Anne. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/11 "2000-03-14T21:47:00Z")
imp-sims * * * – From an actual catalog: “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion” _the Abrams’ bris was certainly memorable_ O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/12 "2000-03-14T21:53:00Z")
Hmmmm. Had to think about that one. I guess I say ‘mipsims’ most of the time, though I have said ‘empsims’ too. Or as Demo said, empysims at times. 🙂 🙂 * * * Don’t make me come down there. God ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/13 "2000-03-14T22:09:00Z")
Actually, the correct pronunciation is Mip-sisms. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/14 "2000-03-14T22:11:00Z")
Mip-sims, with the accent on the first syllable. ---
**Author:** ![Germ\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Germ\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Germ_Boy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/15 "2000-03-14T22:40:00Z")
MEEP-sims. It’s probably in the new OED that went online today. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/16 "2000-03-14T23:00:00Z")
I almost always say `mindless pointless shit' or `miscelaneous shit.’ ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/17 "2000-03-14T23:05:00Z")
mipsims : :padding my post count:: * * * " The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference." Elie Wiesel Voted SDMB Biggest Flirt (Female) and Least Shy (No Mom, I have no idea why they think that) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/18 "2000-03-14T23:51:00Z")
M.P. Sims here. Funny, I had this discussion with MoosieGirl over ICQ the other night. She doesn’t even pronounce it, she spells it: M.P.S.I.M.S. But hey, she’s a French Canuck. Bless the girl for being able to READ all this 😃 * * * **Coldfire** _Voted **Poster Most Likely To Post Drunk** _ * * * _ **"You know how complex women are"** _ - Neil Peart, **Rush** (1993) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/19 "2000-03-14T23:53:00Z")
Actually, I do something entirely new: M-P-S-I-M’s 🙂 * * * [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - **Shadow of the Pigeon** - Weirdo of the Night ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889/20 "2000-03-14T23:56:00Z")
Empy-sims. I don’t know why. Either that or “The Party Page.” * * * This space blank, until Wally thinks up something cool to put here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-mpsims/14889.md?page=2)