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How do you pronounce Adidas and Nike

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  1. mls1

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    Nye like Bill Nye the Science Guy
     
    mls1, Aug 15, 2016
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  2. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    So you pronounce Adidas like Ad-aye-das?

    Nike rhymes with bike, and A-dee-das.
     
    Officer Doofy, Aug 15, 2016
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  3. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    After dinner I did a *.

    Soon after dessert I did another.
     
    PaulM1888, Aug 15, 2016
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  4. belbhoy

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    ADIDAS All day i dreamt about *
    A durex is disposable after *
    After dinner i did a *

    any for nike?
     
    belbhoy, Aug 15, 2016
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  5. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    Gash wound
     
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  6. Gundog Gold Member Gold Member

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    theres some * wierd talking folk in here, * is Ad-EYE-das and Nyek (neck with a y) all about :smiley-laughing002:
     
    Gundog, Aug 15, 2016
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  7. Mr. Fawlty

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    Nike's chairman Philip Knight confirmed it's Ni-key long ago, anything else is incorrect.

    Adidas is simply a contraction of Adi (Adolf) Dassler, so again it's obvious. Adi-das. Frown upon the 'ahhh dee daas' plebs.

    Sent from my VF-895N using Tapatalk
     
    Mr. Fawlty, Aug 15, 2016
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  8. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    Already knew both of the above and still doesn't change the way I pronounce them.
     
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  9. Sean Daleer Ten Thirty Gold Member

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    Posh? Sounds more like a farmer.
     
    Sean Daleer, Aug 15, 2016
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  10. Mr. Fawlty

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    Adi is the diminutive form of the name, parents with kids called Adolf don't go around calling them Adeee. Of course, there aren't many kids called Adolf these days, one of those names that fell out of favour for some reason or another.

    Can't imagine someone saying Nike as in like, never heard it in all my years living in Australia and NZ. Think it must be specific to the UK.
     
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  11. trip2themoon Concomitant Allez-Vous?

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    Nike is Mike with an N. It should be law that anyone from Scotland who says 'Nikey' should be kicked in the balls. Take yer * Yank patter and stick it up your *.
     
    trip2themoon, Aug 16, 2016
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  12. KRS-1888 Scott La Rock

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    'Evil corporations'.
     
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  13. packybhoy Administrator Administrator

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    Russian Adidas.
     
    packybhoy, Aug 16, 2016
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  14. Miles Platting Irish Mancunian Gold Member

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    Nice wheels :50:
     
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    Disgusting...

    Reported.
     
    Keano88, Aug 16, 2016
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  16. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    The CORRECT pronunciations are, "Ah-dee-das" and "nigh-kee" if you go by the actual companies themselves.
     
    Clint Eastwood, Aug 16, 2016
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  17. Sean Daleer Ten Thirty Gold Member

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    They are * suave.
     
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  18. Captain Brown Gold Member Gold Member

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    This.

    Would have put the latter as Mike with an N but still the same, I think.
     
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  19. Mr. Fawlty

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    From the chairman...

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_6k__JX1VY?t=32[/ame]

    The stress is on the second A, not the middle I.
     
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