GatoB@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is something many people believe but is not true?message-squaremessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something many people believe but is not true?GatoB@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square176fedilink
minus-squarebutter@lemmy.jamestrey.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoI will start pronouncing bike like nike
minus-squareHagarashi8@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWait, it’s not pronounced like that?
minus-squarenadiaraven@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNo, it’s pronounced in two syllables, as so: “Ni-key”, with the first syllable pronouncing the I as in the word “I”. It’s named after the Greek goddess of victory.
minus-squareHagarashi8@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoOk, i pronounced Nike wrong for entirety of my life. Thanks for info.
minus-squareCoinOperatedBoi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTrue, it doesn’t rhyme with “Nike”. It does cough through the tough bough, though
That “Nike” rhymes with “Bike”.
I will start pronouncing bike like nike
Wait, it’s not pronounced like that?
No, it’s pronounced in two syllables, as so: “Ni-key”, with the first syllable pronouncing the I as in the word “I”. It’s named after the Greek goddess of victory.
Ok, i pronounced Nike wrong for entirety of my life. Thanks for info.
Relevant xkcd
True, it doesn’t rhyme with “Nike”. It does cough through the tough bough, though