[ SECRET POST #2618 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2618 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Words you're not sure how they're pronounced

[(Anonymous)]

Niche. Neesh? Neech? Nitch?

Re: Words you're not sure how they're pronounced

[inkdust]

I've heard both nitch and neesh. I say nitch, I've always felt like neesh sounds pretentious.

Re: Words you're not sure how they're pronounced

[(Anonymous)]

Neesh is closest to proper French pronunciation, although nitch is sometimes accepted usage ("there's a niche market for this overly specific thing").

Re: Words you're not sure how they're pronounced

[inkdust]

I always fight an internal battle, as an American who speaks French fluently, between being irritated when Americans butcher French pronunciation and being irritated when they try to imitate it and comes off seeming unnecessary to me. Niche is one of the second set for me. I'm not really sure why.

Re: Words you're not sure how they're pronounced

[misty_anon]

I pronounce it 'nitch' because of this:

There's an Asimov short story in which a criminal, called Stein, uses a time machine to go forward in time so the statute of limitations prevents him being charged/jailed for his crime. A court case ensues as it's argued he didn't live through that time so the statute shouldn't apply. The ruling judge decides that until the law is modified to cover time machines, the time *has* passed, so the criminal can't be charged. He sums up his ruling with:

"A niche in time saves Stein."