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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) most of the letters Queue (and why the fuck Mike and Nike aren't pronounced similarly?) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) (and why the fuck Mike and Nike aren’t pronounced similarly?) Well "Mike" is a typical appreciation of the name Micheal of Hebrew origin that long predates the English language. "Nike" is Ancient Greek, which also predates the English Language. Nike is the name of the Greek god of victory. So neither one of those is English. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's like how you pronounce Hercules and molecules the same way permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Hercules An Ancient Roman proper name derived from an Ancient Greek proper name Heracles, which is likely where we get our clues for modern pronunciation. molecules Thats a French word they built from a Latin base. Take it up with them on that one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) But why is pronounced "Nai-ki" and not "Ni-ke"? We here don't give a fuck a say "Nike" like Mike. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We here don’t give a fuck a say “Nike” like Mike. The single syllable "Nike" pronunciation was introducing in the late 1980s or early 1990s with the advertising campaign for "Nike Air" shoes. Sometimes pop culture name shortening sticks. Another example of this would be the brand Porsche has two syllables, but has been shortened by most to a single syllable name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago literally a french word permalink fedilink source parent [–] Adiemus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago A better example might be "home" and "some", where only one letter is different, but the pronounciation is completely different. There are many words like these. English doesn't make sense at all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago They are…it’s a regional thing See here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkg5nLOgxII permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Mike and Nike are pronounced similarly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) (and why the fuck Mike and Nike aren’t pronounced similarly?) Well "Mike" is a typical appreciation of the name Micheal of Hebrew origin that long predates the English language. "Nike" is Ancient Greek, which also predates the English Language. Nike is the name of the Greek god of victory. So neither one of those is English. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's like how you pronounce Hercules and molecules the same way permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Hercules An Ancient Roman proper name derived from an Ancient Greek proper name Heracles, which is likely where we get our clues for modern pronunciation. molecules Thats a French word they built from a Latin base. Take it up with them on that one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) But why is pronounced "Nai-ki" and not "Ni-ke"? We here don't give a fuck a say "Nike" like Mike. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We here don’t give a fuck a say “Nike” like Mike. The single syllable "Nike" pronunciation was introducing in the late 1980s or early 1990s with the advertising campaign for "Nike Air" shoes. Sometimes pop culture name shortening sticks. Another example of this would be the brand Porsche has two syllables, but has been shortened by most to a single syllable name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's like how you pronounce Hercules and molecules the same way permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Hercules An Ancient Roman proper name derived from an Ancient Greek proper name Heracles, which is likely where we get our clues for modern pronunciation. molecules Thats a French word they built from a Latin base. Take it up with them on that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Hercules An Ancient Roman proper name derived from an Ancient Greek proper name Heracles, which is likely where we get our clues for modern pronunciation. molecules Thats a French word they built from a Latin base. Take it up with them on that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) But why is pronounced "Nai-ki" and not "Ni-ke"? We here don't give a fuck a say "Nike" like Mike. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We here don’t give a fuck a say “Nike” like Mike. The single syllable "Nike" pronunciation was introducing in the late 1980s or early 1990s with the advertising campaign for "Nike Air" shoes. Sometimes pop culture name shortening sticks. Another example of this would be the brand Porsche has two syllables, but has been shortened by most to a single syllable name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We here don’t give a fuck a say “Nike” like Mike. The single syllable "Nike" pronunciation was introducing in the late 1980s or early 1990s with the advertising campaign for "Nike Air" shoes. Sometimes pop culture name shortening sticks. Another example of this would be the brand Porsche has two syllables, but has been shortened by most to a single syllable name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago literally a french word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Adiemus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago A better example might be "home" and "some", where only one letter is different, but the pronounciation is completely different. There are many words like these. English doesn't make sense at all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago They are…it’s a regional thing See here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkg5nLOgxII permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Mike and Nike are pronounced similarly permalink fedilink source parent
