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Pole: The pronnunciation of "Niche" Part 2

View Poll Results: How do you pronnounce "Niche"?

Nish

23 9.50%

Nitch

60 24.79%

Neesh

139 57.44%

Nishay

2 0.83%

Nitchay

3 1.24%

Nickay

1 0.41%

Nickee

0 0%

Nishee

7 2.89%

What is a "Niche"? (aka Ban me plz)

5 2.07%

I see no pole

2 0.83%

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01-24-2009 , 11:18 AM

JayA

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,750

Since there are some weird people who thinks it's Neesh, we will have another pole.

Poker Stars $5/$10 No Limit Hold'em - 3 players - View hand 5477
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BTN: $597.00
Hero (SB): $4614.00
BB: $995.00

Pre Flop: ($15.00) Hero is SB with 4

1 fold, Hero raises to $40, BB raises to $140, Hero raises to $4614 all in, BB calls $855 all in

Flop: ($1990.00) 8

(2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($1990.00) 6

(2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($1990.00) 2

(2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $1990.00
Hero shows 4

(a pair of Deuces)
Hero wins $1989.00
(Rake: $1.00)

01-24-2009 , 11:25 AM

Astyanax

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,877

http://www.highrankings.com/forum/in...howtopic=24718

differs whether in Europe or USA but anything other than 'neesh' tilts me hard.

nh

01-24-2009 , 11:30 AM

TheCanoe

lazy degen

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11,672

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayA

1 fold, Hero raises to $40, BB raises to $140, Hero raises to $4614 all in, BB calls $855 all in

Flop: ($1990.00) 8

(2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($1990.00) 6

(2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($1990.00) 2

(2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $1990.00
Hero shows 4

(a pair of Deuces)
Hero wins $1989.00
(Rake: $1.00)

I voted, but wtf did villain muck?

01-24-2009 , 11:31 AM

SaulPaul

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 510

Neesh/ thread

01-24-2009 , 11:34 AM

knockonwood

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,559

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaulPaul

Neesh/ thread

has to be neesh imo, the french made up the word. Wonder how many parts french King Niche is?

01-24-2009 , 12:27 PM

stinkypete

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,783

nitch is obviously correct. neesh has become accepted because the ******s outnumber everyone else.

01-24-2009 , 01:19 PM

Mrage

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,921

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkypete

nitch is obviously correct. neesh has become accepted because the ******s outnumber everyone else.

QFT

01-24-2009 , 01:21 PM

didonk

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,750

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkypete

nitch is obviously correct. neesh has become accepted because the ******s outnumber everyone else.

other way around

01-24-2009 , 01:23 PM

ama0330

banned

Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8,280

knish

01-24-2009 , 01:37 PM

#10

jmil23

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,894

nitch obv

01-24-2009 , 01:48 PM

#11

Fermion5

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8,381

Quote:

Since there are some weird people who thinks it's Neesh

way to bias your pole

01-24-2009 , 01:49 PM

#12

TheRenaissance

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10,588

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkypete

nitch is obviously correct. neesh has become accepted because the ******s outnumber everyone else.

neesh is obviously the original pronunciation. then uneducated failtards like yourself came along and, unsurprisingly, managed to mispronounce a deceptively simple words en masse. i challenge you to prove me wrong on this.

01-24-2009 , 01:56 PM

#13

JayA

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,750

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fermion5

way to bias your pole

Yeah that obv worked.

01-24-2009 , 02:03 PM

#14

where da ho go

grinder

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 401

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkypete

nitch is obviously correct. neesh has become accepted because the ******s outnumber everyone else.

+1 for nitch

01-24-2009 , 02:14 PM

#15

DassNoSeek

adept

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 823

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkypete

nitch is obviously correct. neesh has become accepted because the ******s outnumber everyone else.

lol, ignorant american ftw

01-24-2009 , 02:18 PM

#16

Fetzi

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,589

there is like 0% chance Niche is pronounced neesh

01-24-2009 , 02:21 PM

#17

Biko

Pokercast Pwner

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,568

americans butcher so many words, it's obv 'neesh' based on it's french origins.

We'll not get started on the pronunciation of the word aluminium....

01-24-2009 , 02:22 PM

#18

ranzer

journeyman

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 198

lolmericans

01-24-2009 , 02:45 PM

#19

FUJItheFISH

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,620

i am confused. is the actual marketing word "niche" pronounced neesh in other parts of the world?

01-24-2009 , 02:45 PM

#20

MinusEV

Giftastic!

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12,209

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fetzi

there is like 0% chance Niche isn't pronounced neesh

FYP.

01-24-2009 , 02:45 PM

#21

SAVAGEx

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 373

omg just been on dictionary.com and heared the word and it says "nich" but that is totally wrong it is "neesh" at least in england it is.

01-24-2009 , 02:47 PM

#22

JayA

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,750

Iyam, if it was supposed to be "neesh", it would have an 'e' not an 'i'.

01-24-2009 , 02:49 PM

#23

ceegee

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6,551

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/niche

click "hear" and he says it.
Nich

01-24-2009 , 02:51 PM

#24

blaize122

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 102

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAVAGEx

omg just been on dictionary.com and heared the word and it says "nich" but that is totally wrong it is "neesh" at least in england it is.

True.
Also, this is so absurd, y'all posting in a troll thread.

Edit: I, for one, have never heard it pronounced nitch -
See also:
Oregano
Aluminium

Last edited by blaize122; 01-24-2009 at 02:53 PM. Reason: 2cents

01-24-2009 , 02:53 PM

#25

MinusEV

Giftastic!

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12,209

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