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How do you pronounce Nike and Adidas?

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Original post by Blue_Mason
Isn't the r word offensive?


thats true, ty for pointing tht out m8
But tsr members you're pronouncing nike wrongly.
As you're meant to ignore the e
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Ni-key

A-dee-das

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I pronounce it as ad-dee-das.
And nii-ke
Original post by mariam687
it sounds so stupid when people say nai-kee and ah-dee-das like df?nike and adidas are gd brands tho :smile:


Thats how you are meant to say it.
Original post by Raizelcadres
Thats how you are meant to say it.


ok.
Original post by mariam687
ok.


Lol sorry if that came off rude also I don't like saying it like that as I have pronounced it just like you ever since secondary school.
Original post by Raizelcadres
Lol sorry if that came off rude also I don't like saying it like that as I have pronounced it just like you ever since secondary school.


lol no it wasnt rude
I pronounce it Nike and Adidas
Original post by Spock's Socks
Ni-key

A-dee-das

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Everyone this is correct
I pronounce it Nai-kee and Ah-dee-dass.

It makes me cringe when people pronounce "Nike" to rhyme with "like", for the simple reason that Nike is a Greek goddess, not some trendy made-up word. I mean, we don't pronounce "Pleiades" as "Pleh-i-aids"...
Original post by AnnieGakusei
I pronounce it Nai-kee and Ah-dee-dass.

It makes me cringe when people pronounce "Nike" to rhyme with "like", for the simple reason that Nike is a Greek goddess, not some trendy made-up word. I mean, we don't pronounce "Pleiades" as "Pleh-i-aids"...


I pronounce it Nike and Adidas. Pretty simple
Nike m8

Ladidas innit
Original post by nerdling_CompSci
Air-dee-duh-s

Naaaik

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AIR?

Ah dee dus
Ni key
Adidas is right (not really subjective) but Nike can be either way
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Nai-Kee and Ah-dee-das

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