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Although, if you look at the Wikipedia entry, Nike the sportswear company is correctly pronounced [naɪkiː], as opposed to Nike the Greek goddess, pronounced [nǐːkɛː].

So popular but apparently correct in the context.

Originally Posted by DDTech

yep.... as coming from the ancient greek word "nike", the Americans pronounce it wrong and we, trying to be cool, mimic that

Didn't know the ancient Greeks knew about running shoes or how to pronounce their name.

Bob

I don't drink Coke anymore as I couldn't pronounce it and kept getting prospective boy friends...

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Originally Posted by PigHog

Although, if you look at the Wikipedia entry, Nike the sportswear company is correctly pronounced [naɪkiː], as opposed to Nike the Greek goddess, pronounced [nǐːkɛː].

So popular but apparently correct in the context.

Yes sure, it's their brand name and they made it like that. I just meant ... well You know

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I don't drink Coke anymore as I couldn't pronounce it and kept getting prospective boy friends...

I just say "that" to products, pointing at them and "darling" to women. Makes life a lot more easy

Originally Posted by DDTech

I just say "that" to products, pointing at them and "darling" to women. Makes life a lot more easy

I'll drink to that but not coke.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Didn't know the ancient Greeks knew about running shoes or how to pronounce their name. Bob

Sure they did. They invented this stuff, called it "sandals" then. They even held the first marathon. Only one participant at that time - today there are ten-thousands.
Luckily the mobile communications network had not been as developed at that time, otherwise we would not have that today. No Marathon, no running shoes and probably not Nike...

But yes, nike does not translate to "running shoe"