Jim Kukral - Latest Comments in Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

wbliss — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:12:55 -0000

I live in the USA. I have never ever heard it pronounced neesh. I never knew this was even an issue. In fact I would not know what you were talking had I heard neesh. Here in the USA we say nitch. I think maybe you are speaking a different language. After all this is how different languages get started. Same or similar spelling but pronounced totally different way. I vote nitch.

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

miltski — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:02:10 -0000

niche, niche, niche.
Where did the "T" come from ?

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Jade — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:51:33 -0000

I was completely convinced it was neesh to the point where I made fun of Paula Abdul on American Idol when she would repeatedly tell contestants "you found your nitch". Then I heard another (more influential) American pronounce it "nitch" and I began to wonder if maybe I had been to hard on poor Paula.

I'm from the UK originally and now live in Canada. It seems to me that both pronounciations are acceptable, with nitch more commonly used in the US and neesh more common in UK and Canada. However, since it is a French word, I don't see the need to change the way it is said unless we have a difficulty as non-French speakers in saying it the same way (which we don't).

In sum, I vote neesh!

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

ravinder — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:26:19 -0000

ravinder

Thank you

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Serena — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:20:39 -0000

definitely NEESH. No doubt in my mind.

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Web Design Blog — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:23:06 -0000

I pronounce it "Neeshe" and I'm in the UK if that makes a difference :)

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

katie — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:24:01 -0000

I say NITCH, but then I also say KELTIK....and I have French, English and Irish heritage - go figure. But then, the US *is* the melting pot, is it not??? Or at least it used to be before everyone became so *&^%*)!! PC about everything. SEESH! or is it SITCH????

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Cumbrowski — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:05:31 -0000

You are German too? You are kidding, right?

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Cumbrowski — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:04:46 -0000

"Nitch" is the proper U.S. English pronunciation (duno about the Brit's or Ausies hehe), NeechE (short "e" like in thE or hElp ) is the German pronunciation. Gee, there has to come a foreigner along to explain the Americans their own language. It's like my Hungarian girlfriend who was correcting my German ;).

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Mat N — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:54:44 -0000

Sure, the French pronounce it "neesh," but who really wants to follow the French?

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

marlys — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:43:40 -0000

It's neesh, if we want to pronounce it the French way, and after all, it is a French word.

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

knupnet — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:31:43 -0000

NITCH - for sure...

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

web security — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:22:43 -0000

The pronunciation is "Neesh". As you know, Niche is a French word. In French, the pronunciation is like "Neesh".

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

problogger — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:16:33 -0000

Nitch'e is correct the way I learned my English back in Germany ;)

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Matt — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:43:51 -0000

I vote nitch.

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soreco — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:20:44 -0000

Nitch

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

mike power — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:14:31 -0000

It's 'neesh'. As in 'capiche'. Not 'capitch'. And there is no accent so it is not 'neeshay'.

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

nick — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:51:59 -0000

Jim,

Well, English first originated from England didn't it? Whether its British or American English, so I go with the rest of us in the UK and pronounce it 'neesh'.

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

raznick — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:46:48 -0000

in michigan, it is niche.

Re: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Steve J — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:43:11 -0000

Hmm....I always pronounced it "nishay"....