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SWORDF1SH on 18 December 2015

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SmokedHostage on 18 December 2015

I'm weird in that I pronounce it nitch when it's used as a noun and neesh when it's used as an adjective.



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outlawauron on 18 December 2015
MatrosRx said:
I had never heard it pronounced 'nitch' before I watched a US show that used niche in it's dialogue. It made me stop and go "Wait what? Oh, they meant niche (pronounced like quiche)..." I was just under the impression that actors just mispronounced it on purpose as an in joke because it was that kind of a comedy, but thanks to this thread, I now realise Americans just pronounce it differently to every other English speaking country. You guys seem to like doing things different just for the sake of it :P

But there are several Americans who do not pronounce it that way. I've never heard anyone say nitch ever...



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mofili on 18 December 2015

The same way you pronounce quiche, the way it´s supposed to be.



Mr_No on 18 December 2015

I always said as neesh, although a small group of people say it like nitch because it's more favorable for them.



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GribbleGrunger on 18 December 2015

There's something beautifully ironic about discussing the correct pronunciation of 'niche'.



 

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mysteryman on 18 December 2015
Teeqoz said:
mysteryman said:

If you really wanna talk semantics, English has always been influenced a lot by Europe.

 

How does this go back to your statement of "US English is an oxymoron"? Seems like the typical "My English is correct, yours is wrong, cause you aren't British", which oh so many Brits seem to actually belive even though there's no such thing as a correct English.

I was merely pointing out the flaw in your logic that "American English is closer to the original British English than the current British English is, because British English has been influenced a lot by Europe".

Also, I'm no Brit.