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It is NIKE, NOT nikey

Years ago, only tacky immigrant Asian women would say nikey, now the even the news anchors are saying it like that. What's going on?

by Anonymousreply 87August 19, 2022 4:52 PM

It's pronounced "nikey" OP. Or, to be specific "naiki."

From the Greek Goddess of victory.

[quote]In Greek mythology, Nike (naɪki); Ancient Greek: Νίκη, lit. 'victory', ancient: (nǐː.kɛː), modern: (ˈni.ci) was a goddess who personified victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics.[1] She is often portrayed in Greek art as Winged Victory in the motion of flight;

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by Anonymousreply 1August 16, 2022 2:57 AM

OP bless your heart

by Anonymousreply 2August 16, 2022 2:58 AM

Porsche

by Anonymousreply 3August 16, 2022 3:00 AM

You say Ah-dee-das and I say Add-i-das,

Let’s call the whole thing off!

by Anonymousreply 4August 16, 2022 3:02 AM

"This is not ok"

by Anonymousreply 5August 16, 2022 3:07 AM

Just call it made in China.

by Anonymousreply 6August 16, 2022 3:09 AM

The old Nike missile sites (we had one in the middle of a subdivision) were pronounced NiKEY.

by Anonymousreply 7August 16, 2022 3:15 AM

Versayse.

by Anonymousreply 8August 16, 2022 3:25 AM

thank you r3 , it is PORSCHE not Portia

by Anonymousreply 9August 16, 2022 3:25 AM

I take it that OP has never heard of the Ancient Greek Winged Goddess of Victory?

The one that the company was named after?

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by Anonymousreply 10August 16, 2022 3:35 AM

No, it’s not, R1.

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by Anonymousreply 11August 16, 2022 3:39 AM

I've only heard it pronounced with one syllable by UK speakers. In the US, it's always been two syllables. And since it's a US company, I think they get to decide how to pronounce it.

by Anonymousreply 12August 16, 2022 4:36 AM

Great post, OP.

by Anonymousreply 13August 16, 2022 4:39 AM

Rinse or No Rinse?

by Anonymousreply 14August 16, 2022 5:28 AM

It's pronounced rin-SAY, R14

by Anonymousreply 15August 16, 2022 5:31 AM

Ugh whatev R1, your post sounds like farty gaslight

you probably edit that whole wiki entry just to sling mud

sad

by Anonymousreply 16August 16, 2022 5:36 AM

Those who know

Say, "Brigitte Bardot"

Those who forgot

Say, "Brigitte Bardot"

by Anonymousreply 17August 16, 2022 5:39 AM

Let's riot over the issue.

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by Anonymousreply 18August 16, 2022 5:42 AM

The man who founded the company (Phil Knight) calls it "NY-key," OP.

Since it's his company, everyone who works for the company pronounces it that way.

by Anonymousreply 19August 16, 2022 6:13 AM

well, he is stupid and wrong r19

by Anonymousreply 20August 16, 2022 6:16 AM

R20 No, clearly it is you who are stupid and wrong. Why would you, despite all evidence to the contrary, continue to think that Nike is a one-syllable name? It never was and never will be.

by Anonymousreply 21August 16, 2022 6:28 AM

Stupid and wrong got him a zillion dollars, I wish I was that stupid and wrong.

by Anonymousreply 22August 16, 2022 2:08 PM

In most of the world, it's pronounced Niyk-ee. According to the Greek νίκη (niyk-ee).

by Anonymousreply 23August 16, 2022 2:15 PM

I'll add JagUr and Santandare.

Really? Nobody is falling for these dumb/pretentious pronunciations.

And let's take back Neanderthal and Appalachia while we're at it.

by Anonymousreply 24August 16, 2022 2:47 PM

In the US, it's been nikey for as long as I've been aware of the brand

by Anonymousreply 25August 16, 2022 2:50 PM

This is as bad as how British people pronounce jalapeños: jah-LAP-in-os

by Anonymousreply 26August 16, 2022 3:28 PM

Yes r26, let's compare pronunciations.

It's definitely 'Squrl' and 'Mirr'.

by Anonymousreply 27August 16, 2022 3:48 PM

Brits also fuck up names: they mispronounce Barack Obama's first name as "Barrick"; and I once took some Brit podcasters to task for mispronouncing the last name of José Ferrer and Mel Ferrer -- they were saying "FAIR-er," so I sent them a link to interviews with José, Mel, and even Sean Ferrer (the son of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer) pronouncing the name as "Fuh-RARE" but they continued to mispronounce it.

by Anonymousreply 28August 16, 2022 3:50 PM

Three stripes, niggas!

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by Anonymousreply 29August 16, 2022 3:55 PM

OP - how does one pronounce Haute Couture? Thank you in advance.

by Anonymousreply 30August 16, 2022 3:58 PM

Americans get to decide how to pronounce our city names, R26. Yet, many British speakers use the odd pronounciation of Los AN-gel-eez (rhymes with bees). If we pronounced their place names differently, insisting we were right, they wouldn't like it.

by Anonymousreply 31August 16, 2022 4:03 PM

England is a shithole these days, so I’m not going to bother them about this.

by Anonymousreply 32August 16, 2022 4:10 PM

[quote] thank you [R3] , it is PORSCHE not Portia

In German the final E would be pronounced. Perhaps not as strongly as in Portia but it’s still not one syllable.

by Anonymousreply 33August 16, 2022 4:10 PM

Fragile or frajeelay, Op?

by Anonymousreply 34August 16, 2022 4:14 PM

Nike IS pronounced NY-kee

Deal with it, OP.

That's how it was said thirty plus years ago in THEIR commercials. Named after the Goddess of Triumph. The Greeks called her Nike--pronounced Ny-kee.

Are you ten years old? Just asking.

by Anonymousreply 35August 16, 2022 4:18 PM

How much do you weigh, OP? Maybe high blood pressure has damaged the carotid arteries and vertebral arteries to your brain. SAD!

by Anonymousreply 36August 16, 2022 4:20 PM

Click on the link and listen to the American and other pronunciations, all of which are standard, correct and two syllables, OP, you illiterate Language-Karen.

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by Anonymousreply 37August 16, 2022 4:21 PM

NO, r35, I will NOT deal wit it, we are speaking English , which is from ENGLAND so the English way of saying it is more right

by Anonymousreply 38August 16, 2022 5:16 PM

It's always been Nikey. Good Lord.

by Anonymousreply 39August 16, 2022 5:26 PM

OP needs to get back to eating his Funny-Ons and Door-it-ohs. Door-it-ohs are made from torte-ill-ahs.

by Anonymousreply 40August 16, 2022 5:31 PM

OP is our resident retard.

by Anonymousreply 41August 16, 2022 5:41 PM

I guess it's the American way. There's so many more pressing matters at hand. We have a spy running around with nuclear secrets!

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by Anonymousreply 42August 16, 2022 5:41 PM

I prefer to pronounce it niqué, much closer to the original French.

by Anonymousreply 43August 16, 2022 5:43 PM

r33, thank you- I always thought that it was an Italian brand.

by Anonymousreply 44August 16, 2022 5:59 PM

I’ll tell them the next time I meet with them.

by Anonymousreply 45August 16, 2022 6:01 PM

We need to ask Brazilian porn star Wesley Nike how he pronounces it.

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by Anonymousreply 46August 16, 2022 6:47 PM

[quote] how does one pronounce Haute Couture

Hot Cooter?

by Anonymousreply 47August 16, 2022 6:57 PM

I like Nike!

by Anonymousreply 48August 16, 2022 6:59 PM

JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

by Anonymousreply 49August 16, 2022 7:01 PM

W&W, r47.

You made me laugh, audibly.

by Anonymousreply 50August 16, 2022 7:01 PM

🎵 I likey likey likey

🎵to ride my bikey in my Nikes

Hey! I wrote a song!! Sure, it's Madonna-level songwriting at best (3rd grade reading level, repetitive rhyming).

But it's a song!

by Anonymousreply 51August 16, 2022 7:28 PM

Ralph Laur-REN!

by Anonymousreply 52August 16, 2022 7:57 PM

[quote] well, he is stupid and wrong r19

How can he be wrong when it's his company? His company is pronounced the way he pronounces it--that's all there is to it when it's his company.

It's like saying people who live in Detroit or Des Moines or Duluth are wrong for pronouncing the name in the Americanized way they do and not in the French way, even though those city names are based on French names.

You're the one who sounds really stupid, OP.

by Anonymousreply 53August 16, 2022 9:04 PM

Des Moines means “some of these Moines.”

by Anonymousreply 54August 16, 2022 9:05 PM

I think the OP is a racist trying to get white people in trouble by having them go to "those" shoe stores to order a pair of Nigs.

Not cool, OP. Shame on you.

by Anonymousreply 55August 16, 2022 9:08 PM

But R51, do you like to singy, singy, singy, like a bird on the wingy, wingy, wingy?

by Anonymousreply 56August 16, 2022 9:17 PM

[quote]But [R51], do you like to singy, singy, singy, like a bird on the wingy, wingy, wingy?

I do! I also like to rhumba rhumba rhumba, and dance to a samba samba samba.

by Anonymousreply 57August 17, 2022 5:18 AM

r51 well, the last part doesn't rhyme, dear

by Anonymousreply 58August 17, 2022 5:22 AM

[quote[R51] well, the last part doesn't rhyme, dear

99% of posters disagree with you. Dear.

by Anonymousreply 59August 17, 2022 4:50 PM

Op is trolling for jokes. This made me smile. Keep it up OP and I'll fuck you senseless.

by Anonymousreply 60August 17, 2022 4:51 PM

Farty Gaslight sounds like an Edwardian villain.

by Anonymousreply 61August 17, 2022 4:54 PM

[quote]I will NOT deal wit it, we are speaking English , which is from ENGLAND so the English way of saying it is more right

Nike is a Greek word, so it doesn't matter how the English pronounce it. The Greek way of saying it "is more right."

by Anonymousreply 62August 18, 2022 12:12 AM

well, until Greece fix their debt to GDP, England is still the superior country, so whatever the English says , go

by Anonymousreply 63August 18, 2022 5:55 AM

AL u MIN E um

by Anonymousreply 64August 18, 2022 1:40 PM

R23 English speakers have a hard time pronouncing the vowels comprising "Nike". Plus, it's sort of American culture to not even try but just incorporate things and do them the American way. Even news anchors barely try to pronounce foreign names correctly. This said, "Naikey" or similar maybe cultureless but fits in well with a sports brand with no morals who even proacrically stole the intellectual property of the logo, named Carolyn Davidson.

[quote] This symbol, one that helped take the company from a side-hustle to a multi-billion dollar sports brand, was purchased from a graphic design student for a mere $35.

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by Anonymousreply 65August 18, 2022 1:55 PM

It’s like crudité

by Anonymousreply 66August 18, 2022 1:57 PM

[quote] English speakers have a hard time pronouncing the vowels comprising "Nike".

How on Earth did you form that conclusion? That comment is utter BS if you’re a native English speaker.

BTW, your writing is atrocious and much of your post doesn’t make any sense. Did you even bother to read through it before you posted?

by Anonymousreply 67August 18, 2022 3:03 PM

R67 They might be Greek and fluent in English. I only saw one error in that post, meanwhile you are total CUNT.

by Anonymousreply 68August 18, 2022 6:54 PM

R67 They might be Greek and fluent in English. I only saw one error in that post, meanwhile you are total CUNT.

by Anonymousreply 69August 18, 2022 6:55 PM

If there is a legitimate Greek on this thread, I have a questia.

What’s a fancy brand of Greek olive oil I can order in America? Small batch, artisanal preferred.

by Anonymousreply 70August 18, 2022 6:57 PM

actually greek olive oil r usually blend of dubious oil thanks to their mafia

cali evoo is most authentic

by Anonymousreply 71August 18, 2022 7:00 PM

[quote] meanwhile you are total CUNT

Why, thank you, R68. This is the DL, after all.

by Anonymousreply 72August 18, 2022 7:29 PM

I do usually buy certified California olive oil, r71.

There is a small, pricey shop in the area that I visited to try some legitimate, small batch Italian imports. The best they had that day had a big Q on the label, which I’ve used up and can’t find the pic of at the moment. I really enjoyed it for the robust “three cough” flavor.

by Anonymousreply 73August 18, 2022 7:37 PM

For what it’s worth, the Greek pronunciation is nee-kee. The company pronounces is nai-kee

by Anonymousreply 74August 18, 2022 7:41 PM

Hay gurlll haayyyyyyy

by Anonymousreply 75August 18, 2022 7:42 PM

Greek DLer, do you have a recommendation of a Greek recipe website or YouTube that’s good? Doesn’t have to be in English

by Anonymousreply 76August 18, 2022 7:44 PM

R76, I don’t cook much Greek food! My sister cooks but doesn’t have a particular favorite site. She does belong to a Facebook group named Greek Style Recipes, which she likes a lot. They have traditional stuff on there as well as riffs on the traditional stuff.

by Anonymousreply 77August 18, 2022 7:47 PM

Interesting, r77. I nuked my Facebook from orbit though.

by Anonymousreply 78August 18, 2022 8:12 PM

R67 I think I fell on the keyboard once or twice. Thanks for pointing it out.

by Anonymousreply 79August 18, 2022 9:59 PM

The correct pronunciation of Yeezy is hideous.

by Anonymousreply 80August 18, 2022 10:03 PM

Heche, not He he.

by Anonymousreply 81August 18, 2022 10:11 PM

Was ancient Greek pronounced the same as modern Greek?

by Anonymousreply 82August 19, 2022 2:04 AM

I'm 54, and I remember being corrected as a child when I pronounced it with one syllable. This would have been in the late 70s. I'm a white American male so I'm not sure how OP thought this was something only "Asians" say. It's the proper pronunciation. The company is named for the goddess. News reporters have always pronounced it with two syllables for as long as I can remember.

I don't know anyone who pronounces it to rhyme with "like" or "tyke." It rhymes with "psyche," but you know OP probably pronounces it "SIKE."

by Anonymousreply 83August 19, 2022 2:29 AM

Americans ae more likely to trust what brit spokespeople say because we have this prejudice that they're smarter than are we. I think Brits believe it too!

Not a chance. The Dumb is spread wide and thiick on that beaten up, old island.

by Anonymousreply 84August 19, 2022 9:36 AM

4:15 on this video supports r84.

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by Anonymousreply 85August 19, 2022 9:40 AM
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by Anonymousreply 86August 19, 2022 9:41 AM

Don't tell him how most of Europe pronounces Levi's.

by Anonymousreply 87August 19, 2022 4:52 PM
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