Australians pronounce Nike wrong
So get this: Lots of people in Melbourne (and I assume all of Australia) pronounce Nike (the shoe brand) as “naɪk” instead of “naɪki” (the latter pronunciation is proper according to IPA standards).
When I first heard this, I thought it was a joke. But sure enough, it’s fact. Many Australians simply leave out the long E sound at the end of Nike.
Trust me, it sounds ridiculous.
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March 1st, 2008 at 1:11 am
they do this in england too. my cousins received some strange looks from me the first time i heard them say it… and they thought i was wrong! haha
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March 1st, 2008 at 1:14 am
RE: becca
yeah, the people i spoke to about it here think that I’m wrong as well!
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March 1st, 2008 at 3:10 am
well Nike is an american brand.. so the correct pronunciation will be the american pronunciation! they can’t argue with that! haha.. unless it turns out that nike isn’t an american brand haha
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March 1st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I’m aussie, I say it the correct way. Defiantly have to agree with you though and the rest of the aussie population say it incorrectly
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March 2nd, 2008 at 4:14 am
I’m Canadian, have always said it without the “ee” at the end, even though I know it’s incorrect. Everyone I know does the same. “Nike-ee” sounds childish, as most words associated with that sound and structure are related to children.
Mommy
Daddy
Mikey
etc
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March 16th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
I’m romanian from Romania, EU. People i my country always pronounce naik but i prefere naiki like ee to end.
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May 16th, 2008 at 5:22 am
Actually, Nike is a greek name for a goddess, so the word or pronounciation has nothing to do with an American company that sells shoes. With that said, I say Nike like Mike, because Nike-ee sounds really gay.
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