If you’ve ever wondered how exactly you should pronounce Nice biscuits, Australian biscuit maker Arnott’s has offered a definitive answer once and for all on the topic matter
Some people are just finding out how you should pronounce Nice biscuits(Image: Alamy Stock Photo)
The name on a packet of Nice biscuits might look straightforward, but should it rhyme with ‘ice’ or ‘niece’? Australian biscuit maker Arnott’s has offered a definitive answer. If you’ve ever reached for one to dunk in your tea, you may have given little thought to how its name is said. The clue lies in a French city rather than the English word for something pleasant.
The biscuit giant clarified the correct pronunciation during a conversation on X (formerly Twitter) with an inquisitive customer. One confused biscuit enthusiast contacted Arnott’s, tweeting: “G’day @ArnottsBikkies – would you mind giving us the definitive ruling on the pronunciation of the legendary ‘Nice’ biscuit? N-ice or niece? Cheers.”
An Arnott’s spokesperson clarified the matter by replying: “Hi Bruno, thank you for your query.
“Nice biscuits were named after the city in the South of France and pronounced the same as that city. They have been part of the Arnott’s range since 1922.”
Just to remove any remaining doubts for those unfamiliar with the French city, the proper way to pronounce it is ‘neece’, which may come as a surprise to some.
The revelation generated quite a response on social media, bringing delight to some who were pleased to finally discover the correct pronunciation.
One user expressed their delight online, responding: “I’m so happy to finally know the answer to this. Never too old to learn something new!”
Yet not everyone was taken aback by the revelation. Another person commented: “I thought everyone knew that.”
Another person weighed in, less shocked, remarking: “Well duh, used to annoy me when people called them Nice biscuits.”
The news comes after one woman recently revealed her rare condition only allows her to have tea and biscuits.
Leah Smith suffered from severe bloating and swelling anytime she ate anything, causing her abdomen to resemble a pregnancy bump.
She described being “violently sick” and vomiting undigested food that had remained in her stomach days later, leading her to lose 6st in 10 weeks at her worst.
Leah endured her symptoms for a year before receiving a diagnosis of gastroparesis (stomach paralysis) — a condition where the nerves responsible for signalling her stomach to empty became paralysed, leaving her unable to pass food into her intestines.
The only things she can really manage are tea, coffee with lactose-free milk and occasionally the cream from the middle of a custard cream biscuit.
