# "Psyche" not "Sike"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 3, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114 "2008-02-03T19:00:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/1 "2008-02-03T19:00:43Z")

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Argh! Every time I see any variant of that imbecilic misspelling, I grind a good layer off my molars!  
[breathes]

Thanks. I feel better now.

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**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/2 "2008-02-03T19:05:32Z")

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LOL

Is that any worse than hearing someone pronounce psyche as sick?

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/3 "2008-02-03T20:28:24Z")

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Actually, it should be “psych”, not “psyche” or “sike”.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/4 "2008-02-03T20:38:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Blue Mood]  
Actually, it should be “psych”, not “psyche” or “sike”.  
[/QUOTE]  
Because “psyche” (with two syllables) means something else.

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**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/5 "2008-02-03T23:09:28Z")

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I guess you wouldn’t be a fan of [Sike Style](http://www.sikestyle.com/).

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/6 "2008-02-03T23:59:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Blue Mood]  
Actually, it should be “psych”, not “psyche” or “sike”.  
[/QUOTE]  
Unless you’re talking about a "cyc"lorama.

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**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psyche-not-sike/436114/7 "2008-02-04T09:09:18Z")

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Ah, it’s all in your head.