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		OkGoDoIt on June 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Use YouTube to improve your English pronunciation I’m not familiar with that notation, can you provide some guidance on what those different pronunciations sound like in layman‘s terms?

umanwizard on June 19, 2019 | [–]

niːʃ is "neesh". nɪtʃ is "nitch".

However, I'm American, and I anecdotally disagree that "nitch" is the only pronunciation. I exclusively use "neesh" and I regularly hear both pronunciations from other Americans.

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