do you say Neesh or Nitch?

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
    14·
    2 days ago

    neesh for all purposes.

    I’ve never heard anyone talk about a “nitch.” Maybe an US dialect?

    • Gnergy@piefed.europe.pubEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Everyone who has played through GTA 5 has heard the pronunciation “nitch” here: https://youtu.be/FlzZhGr8G9w?t=79

      I (nonnative speaker of English) used to think it was pronounced neesh because my first language’s cognate (Nische) is pronounced similar to that. But since hearing that scene I know that’s not universally the case.

      • Ayutsu@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        That is the first time in all my years that I’ve ever heard it pronounced that way, and now I’m wondering if I live under a rock.

    • iocase@lemmy.zip
      43·
      2 days ago

      Pronouncing it “nitch” is how biologists pronounce niche when talking about “that thing an organism does well to survive”