LOL there is no 't' in niche :1orglaugh

Correct. Neesh is proper english.

I prounce it "nitch" like a good American, by gawd. Let them Europeans and fags say "neesh".

here we go again. both annunciations are correct however...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/niche

Dictionary.com declares only one way 'NITCH'
American Heritage and Merriam-Webster both claim both methods are acceptable. however MW, long considered the authority on the matter of the 3 above mentioned sources... claims that 'nEsh' or 'neesh' is a "sometimes" used alternative. thus making people using 'nEsh' the minority.

Logical reasoning would thus lead me to conclude(in a black/white world) that if only one party can be correct it would be those saying 'NITCH'! Based on the fact that they are the majority.

so ha, fucking ha ha ha you dirty Canadians, sucks to be out numbered.

holy crap, i am way too drunk

I just spelled it nitch

hahahahahahhaa

<------drunk ass

Neesh-a, I pronounce it with the last e. Before reading this thread it wouldn't have crossed my mind that someone would pronounce it "nitch". But then again I learnt most of my English from text books.

its neesh, americans fuck up every word it seems and claim they invented it.

how bout neeshtch :1orglaugh

now that I am a little more sober I can say that I say it "nitch"

i try and say words like that exactly as I see them

kind of like Versailles....people say it "Verseye" because it is french, but we are in america, not france

honestly, if someone said "neesh" when I talked to them I would think there was something wrong with them

kind of like my buddy, he asked me once where a good place to find "war-ez" was.....i was like huh? OH, you meant "wears" (warez)

I guess all you ignoramuses would

call quiche - quitch

1: it's french.
2: it has an e on the end which softens the ch.

The friggin American dictionaries are just trying to justify butchering yet another word by telling you it's ok to say it nitch. If it was nich then yes, then you'd be right. But you're not, get over it. All you do is prove you're just another stupid ignorant american when you pronounce it nitch. It does you no favours.

so, how you do you say ballet?

If you speak english it should be neeesh.

I say tomato.

You say it wrong.

Simple as that.

Jesus, now you're calling the people who write American dictionaries idiots because they don't agree with you.

And we wonder why Americans think Europeans are snotty little pricks.

Fuck you. I know it's pronounced "qweech". Not all us Americans are as dumb as what you say.

It's spelled "favors", Mr. Smartypants. :1orglaugh

Gawd damn, y'all Euros are fuckin' stupid!

Nietzsche

Nietzsche, if anything, ape :winkwink:

edit: I see you edited already

I don't want to hear his answer to this one. Which brings up another word I would hate to hear him say .... "ans - wer" .....

it's neesh for the love of all that is unholy!!!

I'm stubbornly sticking with Nicky... despite all of your great evidences

might as well, at least noone is arguing with you about it :)

I remember the first time I heard a Californian say "croissant". I wondered what the hell they were talking about :)

It depends on, if you are French, and say it in between your wee-wee's with your pinky in the air.

:winkwink:

considering Im in the U.S. Im going to say we use "niche". Id use "neesh" if I was in the UK.

correction: niche as in "nitch".

neesh is probably more correct... since it sounds like a word that came from french...

How do they say Chevrolet?

How do they say Cheyenne?

How do they say Chevron?

How do they say Cher?

How do they say Michelle?

The list goes one and on.

I am one of *they* but I never got saying 'We will use the word from another language but screw pronouncing it correctly' thing. If you are going to say it differently than make up your own word.

stupid people say nitch and for non-stupid people its neesh

neesh obviously :)

I did mean they as in those that pronounce it nitch, and argue that it's not french anymore ;)

I also accept that those saying nitch may not be ignorant and stupid. But first impessions count. And anyone that says nitch to me will automatically give the impression of being ignorant and/or uneducated.

It should be pronounced as "NITCH"

Ah, I thought they was American..fair enough.

Nitch makes me cringe much like those people back home that say "ruff" for "roof".

"NITCH" - I've only heard Canadians say "NEESH"

neesh...

Well...considering its a french word, it should be Neesh. There are many french words used in english, we don't change the pronunciation !

But both are accepted it seems.

Neesh. :1orglaugh (eyes half closed)

your sig rocks

anyone got any other examples of where an I becomes and eeeee sound? I've only heard Canadians call is neeeeessssh but then again they think Z (zee) is zed hehehe you know I love all you guys up there!!

Is this thread still going on? Jeez... it's not a debate on "opinions" - learn how to pronounce words or get back to school :winkwink: