tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post1167898669919530632..comments2024-03-22T15:37:29.563-04:00Comments on jersey girl looks up: Carving out a Niche Without Paper Cuts .....Catherine Ivinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-52070547482451817042013-08-22T10:47:28.716-04:002013-08-22T10:47:28.716-04:00Nuts indeed. I have seen those dialect maps and fo...Nuts indeed. I have seen those dialect maps and found them very entertaining!Orion Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931362806311746160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-30300507370426731682013-08-21T10:49:37.483-04:002013-08-21T10:49:37.483-04:00I know - they tell me it is pronounced famlee - it...I know - they tell me it is pronounced famlee - it's nuts right?!!Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-52258379409415723852013-08-21T10:46:44.815-04:002013-08-21T10:46:44.815-04:00Wait, we're not supposed to pronounce all thre...Wait, we're not supposed to pronounce all three syllables of fa-mi-ly???Orion Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931362806311746160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-56419648691343605172013-08-21T07:14:38.324-04:002013-08-21T07:14:38.324-04:00these are the dialect maps that started the Mary, ...these are the dialect maps that started the Mary, merry, marry debate http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/dialect-maps_n_3395819.htmlCatherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-55548912866234014722013-08-21T07:12:54.685-04:002013-08-21T07:12:54.685-04:00maybe nitch is like Jersey - you just can't ta...maybe nitch is like Jersey - you just can't take it out of the girl Vicki! I still get the shivers when Martha says the h in herb, but I pronounce the middle syllable of family which I have been told makes me sound like english is my second language ...Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-25904561973559140022013-08-20T22:42:30.290-04:002013-08-20T22:42:30.290-04:00And on the marry, merry and Mary thing -- I pronou...And on the marry, merry and Mary thing -- I pronounce them all very differently!Orion Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931362806311746160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-21368403644805855232013-08-20T22:41:36.698-04:002013-08-20T22:41:36.698-04:00Yes Cat, I'm from New York -- Staten Island to...Yes Cat, I'm from New York -- Staten Island to be precise. Before moving there, I went to kindergarten in Bloomfield NJ!<br /><br />I'm sticking with the guy who does the pronunciation on my dictionary app. Yes, I'm stubborn!<br /><br />I have a friend who says nitchy. Drives me nuts. She's from the east coast too. Go figure.<br /><br />Orion Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931362806311746160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-57185723632065681702013-08-20T12:09:12.502-04:002013-08-20T12:09:12.502-04:00thanks Janell! I avoid saying it out loud, too- be...thanks Janell! I avoid saying it out loud, too- because I am thinking no matter which way I go, the person I am speaking with will probably pronounce it the other way and think I'm an idiot...Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-23230320784461197882013-08-20T11:13:35.996-04:002013-08-20T11:13:35.996-04:00I say nitch too. (but I try not to say the word a...I say nitch too. (but I try not to say the word at all because of all this mispronunciation) My mom says neesh, and it makes me want to laugh when I hear it out loud. I don't know why.<br /><br />Very well written article Cat. But we shouldn't expect anything less from you... Your thoughts and words always make perfect sense. :)DancingMooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158390199317580345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-35858330657394120192013-08-20T06:35:28.352-04:002013-08-20T06:35:28.352-04:00Kathy- yes! and the more skill you have the more t...Kathy- yes! and the more skill you have the more this whole niche thing is just about finding people that appreciate that ...Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-32568159912724563182013-08-20T06:02:49.943-04:002013-08-20T06:02:49.943-04:00Your comments are fun.
I found my special place (...Your comments are fun.<br /><br />I found my special place (I am not even going to jump into the niche debate.) <br /><br />Stringing nice stones in a nice pattern with an nice sterling clasp creates a really nice necklace well worth the $$$ I charge. Very quick, very straight forward, all very nice. However, there are always another 20 people at every show I have ever done who do very similar work. I came into this using tiny seed beads. There are never 20 people doing bead weaving at any show. I differentiate myself with what I love, on Etsy or elsewhere.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839682837427981888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-54860066998437649512013-08-19T22:10:51.862-04:002013-08-19T22:10:51.862-04:00I know! That's how I always say it, too- but m...I know! That's how I always say it, too- but more like fish than glitch (but I'm from Jersey) with nitch being like a nook, but meaning like a special place for something which is kind of the same thing since we are talking about our special place - my ear doesn't like the neesh thing either ... I have it on good authority it is neesh - I did some very intense research on this subject Vicki ie google http://www.forvo.com/word/niche/ <br /><br />(there is one US guy who says nitch!) <br /><br />I had a debate with people on facebook over marry, merry and Mary because everyone was telling me they are all pronounced the same way ... which still makes me say wth! You are not originally an east coaster are you?Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-88975587278159046952013-08-19T20:48:55.237-04:002013-08-19T20:48:55.237-04:00First, let me say that I love your blog and have b...First, let me say that I love your blog and have been a reader for several years. Your business advice is spot on and always speaks to me.<br /><br />The only problem I'm having with this post is about the pronunciation of niche. I've always pronounced it as nitch, rhyming with glitch. I just verified this with the talking dictionary app on my phone. Orion Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931362806311746160noreply@blogger.com