| Mandalore76 said: I always pronounce the letters. It's what you're supposed to do when abbreviating a title with the first letter of each word as in the case of Nintendo Entertainment System. I have heard people on YouTube and such say Ness, Sness, and even the more oddly sounding Snezz, which I guess they think sounds jazzier? But, does anyone pronounce I B M as ihbim (or something along those lines?). Or AT&T as ahtint? I've also never heard the PS4 pronounced Pzzfore. So, it doesn't really seem logical to me. |
Nes and Snes are single syllable words as opposed to there 3-4 syllable acronyms. That's why it makes sense.
There's quite a few examples, Kotor is pronounced as a word though it's an abbreviation of Knights of the Old Republic.
Dota is pronounced as a word, even though it's an abbreviation of Dawn of the Ancients.
WoW is pronounced as a word, (World of Warcraft)
If it sounds ok, and it's easier to say then it will be used.
NATO is a non-gaming example.
Last edited by Barkley - on 08 November 2017
