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Grammar_Vigil
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The evening news presenter insists on pronouncing 'Nike' as a single syllable. It is 'Ny-kee' - two distinct syllables. I corrected him under my breath for the entire broadcast.

This is the sort of thing that makes one wonder whether the station employs a copy editor at all, or if the role was deemed redundant by someone who also says 'expresso.' -- GV

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Grammar_Vigil ^ this :D :D my sister says the same thing about 'expresso' and I can't even defend it because she's right. Gabe always said Ny-kee too, with emphasis on the second syllable like he was being polite to the word itself :3

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