A woman is eating alone at a restaurant. Her waiter makes some small talk, takes her drinks order, and brings over some nibbles. She's friendly and the waiter thinks she's flirting with him.
She's ready to order and thinks this is his chance, swaggers up to the table, leans over to her and whispers, "fancy a quickie?"
She stands up, slaps him in the face and storms out of the restaurant.
Someone from the neighbouring table says to him, "Ah, I think it's pronounced 'quiche.'"
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.
I have no idea what this spelling is called and I have no idea what any of the letters mean. Phonetic spelling? Regardless, it's so intuitive to instantly know how to pronounce it.
It was always "nitch" to me growing up in New England. Then I thought people were getting fancy and mispronouncing it as the internet rose. Then last year I found out that I am the idiot and "neesh" is the proper way.
But I still have a hard time saying it and not feeling pompous.
I am a french canadian, I can assure you niche is a french word, so Nish is technically the "correct" way of pronouncing it. Never heard it pronounced the french way by americans, only neesh. Maybe it has to do on where you are in the US tho.
Neesh
Like quiche.
Keetch?
Kwitch
Kwee-Tchay
quicky
A woman is eating alone at a restaurant. Her waiter makes some small talk, takes her drinks order, and brings over some nibbles. She's friendly and the waiter thinks she's flirting with him. She's ready to order and thinks this is his chance, swaggers up to the table, leans over to her and whispers, "fancy a quickie?" She stands up, slaps him in the face and storms out of the restaurant. Someone from the neighbouring table says to him, "Ah, I think it's pronounced 'quiche.'"
"Neesh" which is the correct way to say it as far as I am concerned. It has Latin roots but the word "niche" is French and that is how they say it.
I pronounce it 'neesh' as well, but we're going to get into trouble if we pronounce everything with French/Norman/Latin routes the way it is (or was).
Nietzsche
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.
Knee-chee
Have you met his sister Kim?
Neeshjuh?
Rhymes with fiche, quiche and capisce.
neesh for all purposes.
I've never heard anyone talk about a "nitch." Maybe an US dialect?
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.
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.
Pronouncing it "nitch" is how biologists pronounce niche when talking about "that thing an organism does well to survive"
How American biologists pronounce it.
"neesh" refers to something small, specialized, or insular and a "nitch" is a small recess in a wall, imo.
We are the knights who say... Neesh!
Nietzche
niːʃ
I say it more like nɪʃ personally.
Nooooo! Have mercy!
I have no idea what this spelling is called and I have no idea what any of the letters mean. Phonetic spelling? Regardless, it's so intuitive to instantly know how to pronounce it.
IPA or international phonetic ale
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Neesh
Neesh interests
But don’t forget the nitch in the living room wall
I kind of combine them. Neetch. It's kind of a niche pronunciation
It was always "nitch" to me growing up in New England. Then I thought people were getting fancy and mispronouncing it as the internet rose. Then last year I found out that I am the idiot and "neesh" is the proper way.
But I still have a hard time saying it and not feeling pompous.
Out of curiosity, which part of New England? It was always "neesh" for me (Northeastern CT).
Way up heah in Maine, bub.
There isn't a proper way, both are correct. I opt for neesh personally
Edit: who fucking downvoted me while saying nothing? Lmao
That damn downvoter is always getting me too! And a lot of the times his friends join him.
We need to all come together and unmask them!
Yess yessss let the Algorithm flow through you
Nike. Just do it.
Both, and I'm not sure I have a hard and fast rule saying when one over the other. It's probably some sort of soft rule I'm totally unaware of.
But both are correct. (though Nitch is more american and Neesh is more british.)
Do you mean nîche?
The only time I've ever heard someone pronounce it nitch is when they've never actually heard it said aloud and only knew the word from reading it.
Depends if we're talking about a hobby or a habitat.
Neesh. That is the proper way.
I say it the wrong way, so you probably shouldn't ask me.
I say it the opposite way
This is a great way to ask "did you grow up outside America, or as an American?"
Pretty sure the english pronunciation is Neesh, but the origin is french and is closer to Nish.
It's tge otger way around. Tge correct way is neesh with a a longer i, but americans say nish like Nish Kumar
I am a french canadian, I can assure you niche is a french word, so Nish is technically the "correct" way of pronouncing it. Never heard it pronounced the french way by americans, only neesh. Maybe it has to do on where you are in the US tho.
Nitch
Nee-chuh.
The follow-up question is basically "Are you a non-American English speaker?", however you choose to parse that.
So, it's "neesh" for me.
nī-txí
Fred? Is that you?
Noots
Depends on whether I’m talking to an American or some other English or French speaker.
Neetch
Nizh
honestly I think I have used both.
Neeshay, Rhymes with cliche.
"Klye-cH" is fine for that too, so I guess "Nye-ch" is nice.
I'd pronounce it clee-shay. Are there really people that rhyme that with niche?
If they do they're wrong. It's cliché; the French é sounds like "ay". 🇫🇷
I have never ever heard someone pronounce "cliche" any other way than "klee-shay".
A person of refined taste right here. Very nic
henecky (neh•kee): let's get niche
Rhymes with bitch