I’ve spent much of the weekend looking into this new approach to web applications. It’s been thrust into the limelight over the past couple of months and I was wondering how exactly do you say “Ajax”?

Now being from England and a huge fan of football (yes, soccer….) I’m pretty familiar with the dutch football team Ajax and the way that this is pronounced – ‘Ai-yax’.

Then again, there’s a trusty all purpose cleaner in the UK also called Ajax – pronounced ‘Ay-jax’.

So what’s it to be? Does anyone really care?

No, probably not. I just don’t want to sound like a complete tit when i bring it up in conversation for the first time.