How do you pronounce "niche"?

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: tefleming
I've always thought NEESH sounds pretentious, so I've usually gone with NITCH

I've never thought that correct pronunciations were pretentious. ...But only in that mispronouncing seldom-used words in an attempt to make oneself appear smart makes one sound like even more of a fool.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
most definitely nitch

I'm surprised there are that many votes for the wrong answer

wow.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Banality

Edit: I always think of Mortal Kombat when I hear that word. Like Scorpion just finished somebody off in a real boring a mediocre way. Like he read them poetry until they died.

FINISH HIM! BANALITY!!!!!

I'll admit: I lol'd.

:beer:

 

[yh125d]

You stupid people and your opinions.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niche


Listen to the two pronunciations

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: tefleming
I've always thought NEESH sounds pretentious, so I've usually gone with NITCH

I've never thought that correct pronunciations were pretentious. ...But only in that mispronouncing seldom-used words in an attempt to make oneself appear smart makes one sound like even more of a fool.

heh yeah. so now being wrong is better than being right. awesome.

 

[ChaoZ]

nitch

 

[Cyco]

Anal

 

[Howard]

All of you saying "nitch" are God-damned tomfools.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: tefleming
I've always thought NEESH sounds pretentious, so I've usually gone with NITCH

Correctness is pretentious?

 

[state 08]

according to dictionary.com, the IPA pronouciation is "n?t?"

n is a regular n sound - like the first and last "n" in "noun"
? is the "i" in sit
t? is "ch" as in "church

 

[Evadman]

nitch

 

[Goosemaster]

I always found the "nitch" pronounciation kind of foolish, as if catering to another culture was somehow beneath us.

Then again I know french and spanish so it has always been natural for me to switch dialects and modify pronunciations without shame (out of necessity rather than choice)

BTW, I have to say that what really annoys me is when I state the country of my ancestry as "el salvador" with a spanish accent and people give me blank stares...

I then promptly pronouce it as "El (as in Else) Sal (as in Sally) - Va (as in Vacuous) dor (as in Door) and they immediately recognize it.

That said, people that go out of their way to pronouce certain words and totally butcher them is like nails on chalkboards

 

[Epic Fail]

bitch

 

[Evadman]

Not like Skoorb.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Not like Skoorb.

:thumbsup:

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Evadman
Not like Skoorb.

Not this.

 

[Dumac]

I thought the main American pronunciation was 'nitch', even though a bit more east the word is pronounced 'neesh'.

 

[IronWing]

Didn't miss a beat.

 

[CrazyLazy]

$5 says they lock this one two.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
$5 says they lock this one two.

$10 says they lock this three four.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
$5 says they lock this one two.

A better bet would be that you can't find the error in your post.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
$5 says they lock this one two.

$10 says they lock this three four.

$20 says they high five me for this post.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
$5 says they lock this one two.

$10 says they lock this three four.

$20 says they high five me for this post.

$40 says they don't.

 

[Riceninja]

like nitch brah

 

[compman25]

waffles