The Niche Argument

[Jon]

I need someone to confirm this never ending debate on how to pronounce the word 'niche'.

Is it --

nee-sh

or

nitch

???

 

[jacob]

I've always pronounced and heard it as "nee-sh".

 

[Jon]

I've always pronounced and heard it as "nee-sh".

Me too, and I'm constantly debating it with the 'nitch' people.

 

[weneedsound]

Neesh = French Pronunciation
Nitch = American Pronunciation

 

[joe]

I've always said nitch.

I've only heard it spoken once, that was in the Deftones song "Korea".

 

[Squirrelinabox]

I'm pretty sure it can be pronounced either way and still be correct.

I personally go with nitch as neesh sounds funky to me.

 

[wickedDUDE]

I've always heard neesh. Nitch just sounds wrong.

 

[kyleirwin]

Either one is correct.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/niche
Listen to the sound clips.

I say nitch because that's how I've always herd it said... and "neeeeeeeesh" just sounds

 

[[R]DeVore]

I always say nitch but the other one seems 'cooler' to say

 

[Stanley]

For as long as I can remember I've always been saying niche

 

[Juicify]

Man I gotta record how I pronounce this!!
I pronounce it in 100% my own way haha.

 

[Xrproto]

I say nee-sh unless I get a "huh?" then I say nitch.

 

[Jon]

Man I gotta record how I pronounce this!!
I pronounce it in 100% my own way haha.

I can just imagine it..

Niii..

Neee...

Damn.

Niieee..

Category.

 

[ConceptualMind]

Either one is correct.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/niche
Listen to the sound clips.

I say nitch because that's how I've always herd it said... and "neeeeeeeesh" just sounds

haha, I was going to post a link to M-W.

I say "nitch."

 

[matrics]

err... the French one. Nitch sounds too gay for me to say on a regular basis.

 

[engaged]

You can do it either way, I prefer nitch because neeshe sounds weird.

 

[Xrproto]

Screw it just use nook or something.

 

[Stanley]

I can just imagine it..

Niii..

Neee...

Damn.

Niieee..

Category.

haha
that actually made me laugh out loud

 

[DruSam]

I say "nitch".

Like, "I'M RICK JAMES, NITCH!!!"

 

[BNWFinance]

According to Dictionary.com:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=niche&x=0&y=0

"Niche" is a French word. It was created by the French and pronounced "Neesh". Now, since there is no "t" in that word that I can see, pronouncing it "nitch" would be quite silly and not how the word was intended to be pronounced. Now, I understand how many people from the U.S. have a hard time with anything French, but we shouldn't confuse pronounciation and English phoenetics. Bottom line: there's no "t" in "Niche" and "ch" doesn't sound like "tch", it sounds like "ch" (a subtle difference, but differnt nonetheless).

Why do I care? Good question...I don't think I do...