Which way do you pronounce the word "Niche"?
"Neesh" or "Nitch" .... I've heard it both ways lol
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CookieCrumbs · F
CookieCrumbs · F
@Lilymoon
[quote]'NICH'. According to Merriam-Webster, niche had been only pronounced as 'NICH' in English dictionaries all the way until the 20th Century. That's when the English language took a dark turn and started offering the variant 'NEESH', beginning in Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary in 1917.Aug 31, 2018
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[quote]'NICH'. According to Merriam-Webster, niche had been only pronounced as 'NICH' in English dictionaries all the way until the 20th Century. That's when the English language took a dark turn and started offering the variant 'NEESH', beginning in Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary in 1917.Aug 31, 2018
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Lilymoon · F
@CookieCrumbs me too I just learned something 🤭
SomeMichGuy · M
@CookieCrumbs @Lilymoon Hmmm...I think it might actually be old school Anglicization, American-style, which was transformed by more-informed linguistic exposure.