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British: NYKE (one syllable) and AH-dee-das - American: NY-kee and ah-DEE-duss PseudoDragon Send a noteboard - 06/03/2017 06:13:44 AM

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View original postThey also pronounce 'Adidas' differently from North Americans, but I suspect their way is more accurate to what it should be.

And while you're at it also the Adidas pronunciations?

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Honestly, I Would Wear Adidas Just on Principle - 05/03/2017 09:08:04 PM 804 Views
I can't contribute to a discussion of the NFL. But did you know the Brits pronounce 'Nike' wrong? - 05/03/2017 10:32:19 PM 519 Views
AH-DEE-dahs? - 05/03/2017 10:36:59 PM 550 Views
Nike and Adidas are the worst. - 05/03/2017 10:53:29 PM 516 Views
I'd call you a pronunciation Nazi for that, but... - 05/03/2017 11:18:13 PM 566 Views
Want to share the two pronunciations to help those of us neither American nor British? - 05/03/2017 11:36:23 PM 527 Views
I'll give you the US pronunciations - 06/03/2017 12:17:29 AM 543 Views
British: NYKE (one syllable) and AH-dee-das - American: NY-kee and ah-DEE-duss - 06/03/2017 06:13:44 AM 526 Views
Okay, that's more or less what I thought. Whew. - 06/03/2017 06:44:23 AM 511 Views
Then John says Adidas wrong. Ah-dih-das. - 06/03/2017 12:45:31 PM 469 Views
It's polite to say 'differently' - 06/03/2017 11:40:28 AM 534 Views
Language is a democracy. There are more of us so are way is right. *NM* - 06/03/2017 11:50:44 AM 236 Views

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