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by anyfoo 3183 days ago
“niche” doesn’t have an accent aigu on the e, that would make its e pronounced, roughly equivalent to what you’d transcribe as “nisheh” in English. The e is silent.
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Yeah that made me cringe. If you don't know how to use an accent, err on the side of leaving it off.
Accented words are so passé.