how do u pronounce Nike

[BlahBlahYouToo]

I heard it pronounced like Mike a few times.

 

[pyonir]

 

[xcript]

The second one. I don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is.

 

[tfinch2]

Nike (like Mike)

LOLOLOL WTF you idiot.

 

[GenHoth]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Nike (like Mike)

LOLOLOL WTF you idiot.

Seriously.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: GenHoth

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Nike (like Mike)

LOLOLOL WTF you idiot.

Seriously.

what? why does that make me an idiot?
i heard someone say that.

 

[pstylesss]

Originally posted by: GenHoth

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Nike (like Mike)

LOLOLOL WTF you idiot.

Seriously.

Right.

Why is this even a question?

 

[slayer202]

stop posting

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: GenHoth

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Nike (like Mike)

LOLOLOL WTF you idiot.

Seriously.

what? why does that make me an idiot?
i heard someone say that.

It's really pronounced th-read.

 

[Ricemarine]

Is this like how Adidas is supposed pronounced (by Australians at least) A-deh-duz (I suck at pronunciation keys) and How Puma is "correctly" pronounced pyu-ma instead of pu-ma (although both is perfectly acceptable in dictionaries)?

 

[50cent1228]

only British people pronounce it like mike

 

[eits]

... is this seriously a question?

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: xcript
The second one. I don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is.

Actually the first one isn't the proper pronunciation, the proper pronunciation is "NEE-keh", the modern English pronunciation is "NAI-kee", and your pathetic excuse for a pronunciation is not even in the running. It looks like you're doubly removed into egregious dumbassery.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: 50cent1228
only British people pronounce it like mike

Yeah, I'm English.

 

[thomsbrain]

Anyone who pronounces it like Mike must be new to the Western world.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: xcript
The second one. I don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is.

Actually the first one isn't the proper pronunciation, the proper pronunciation is "NEE-keh", the modern English pronunciation is "NAI-kee", and your pathetic excuse for a pronunciation is not even in the running. It looks like you're doubly removed into egregious dumbassery.

I'd take offense, but negative commentary on my pronunciation doesn't mean anything to me when it comes from a yank.

I think anyone who gives a shit how someone else pronounces the name of a brand of shoe is a dumbass.

 

[Captante]

NIGH-kee.

And to the best of my knowledge a name can be pronounced virtually any way regardless of what constitutes proper English.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: xcript
The second one. I don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is.

Actually the first one isn't the proper pronunciation, the proper pronunciation is "NEE-keh", the modern English pronunciation is "NAI-kee", and your pathetic excuse for a pronunciation is not even in the running. It looks like you're doubly removed into egregious dumbassery.

I'd take offense, but negative commentary on my pronunciation doesn't mean anything to me when it comes from a yank.

I think anyone who gives a shit how someone else pronounces the name of a brand of shoe is a dumbass.

Anyone who pronounces the name of a Greek goddess so atrociously incorrectly is a dumbass, and the so-called premier authority on the English language seems to agree with me on the pronunciation: http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/...first=1&max_to_show=10

 

[dbk]

BAKA

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: xcript
The second one. I don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is.

Actually the first one isn't the proper pronunciation, the proper pronunciation is "NEE-keh", the modern English pronunciation is "NAI-kee", and your pathetic excuse for a pronunciation is not even in the running. It looks like you're doubly removed into egregious dumbassery.

I'd take offense, but negative commentary on my pronunciation doesn't mean anything to me when it comes from a yank.

I think anyone who gives a shit how someone else pronounces the name of a brand of shoe is a dumbass.

Anyone who pronounces the name of a Greek goddess so atrociously incorrectly is a dumbass, and the so-called premier authority on the English language seems to agree with me on the pronunciation: http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/...first=1&max_to_show=10

What's the point of posting that, dumbass? I already acknowledged that I may not pronounce it "correctly" in my first post. It just doesn't matter. That's how everyone pronounced it when I was a kid, so that's how I pronounce it.

I see no reason to make a conscious effort to change that. It's not even something I say very often.

 

[xcript]

So who else voted for the second option? Too scared to post?

Shame on you, Saint Michael.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: xcript
The second one. I don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is.

Actually the first one isn't the proper pronunciation, the proper pronunciation is "NEE-keh", the modern English pronunciation is "NAI-kee", and your pathetic excuse for a pronunciation is not even in the running. It looks like you're doubly removed into egregious dumbassery.

I'd take offense, but negative commentary on my pronunciation doesn't mean anything to me when it comes from a yank.

I think anyone who gives a shit how someone else pronounces the name of a brand of shoe is a dumbass.

Anyone who pronounces the name of a Greek goddess so atrociously incorrectly is a dumbass, and the so-called premier authority on the English language seems to agree with me on the pronunciation: http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/...first=1&max_to_show=10

What's the point of posting that, dumbass? I already acknowledged that I may not pronounce it "correctly" in my first post. It just doesn't matter. That's how everyone pronounced it when I was a kid, so that's how I pronounce it.

I see no reason to make a conscious effort to change that. It's not even something I say very often.

It's cool, you're fine- this other guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Unless we're speaking Ancient Greek, your pronunciation is correct. If we're speaking English, the word, whether you're referring to the shoe company or the Greek goddess, is pronounced the way you've always done it.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: LtPage1
It's cool, you're fine- this other guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Unless we're speaking Ancient Greek, your pronunciation is correct. If we're speaking English, the word, whether you're referring to the shoe company or the Greek goddess, is pronounced the way you've always done it.

Actually, the OED doesn't even list his pronunciation as an alternate pronunciation, and neither does MW. I listed the Ancient Greek pronunciation, the English pronunciation, and his pronunciation, or the correct pronunciation, the good enough pronunciation, and his atrocity of a wrong pronunciation, respectively. Damn, I love other people being wrong.

 

[Bryophyte]

I live near the Nike world headquarters, and they pronounce it the first way, with KEY at the end. The pronunciation is determined by the people who run the company, not by random people who don't like the pronunciation. It is the same thing with how people pronounce their own names. If your name is Kevin and you say KEY-vin instead of KEH-vin (an example from my extended family), it's up to you because it's your name. People who pronounce it differently are just wrong.

 

[biggestmuff]

This is bullshit. I thought ATOT moved past these stupid as, "How do you pronounce..." threads.