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How do you pronounce NES/SNES?

As words 89 47.34%
 
As letters 99 52.66%
 
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As a word. In dutch SNES sounds pretty good and easier to pronounce.



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NEZZ
SNEZZ

As words. S N E S is 4 syllables, ain't nobody got time for that. SNES is 1.

Last edited by Barkley - on 08 November 2017

Ka-pi96 said:
Insidb said:

"As words" is a poll choice.

As words, they are "Super Nintendo Entertainment System" or "Nintendo Entertainment System."

By words I mean saying nes and/or snes as if it were a 1 syllable word.

Acronym is the word you're looking for.



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NES as letters, SNES as word.



NES as one world and pronounced as in the word NEST with no "T".



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Letters for NES and a word for SNES
I'm one of the really weird ones :)



ninjapirate42 said:
Letters for NES and a word for SNES
I'm one of the really weird ones :)

I'm mostly the same for this. You aren't weird, it's the sensible way reason being NES was the initials of the original name of the console. When 'Super' came along, saying 'Ess Enn Ee Ess' sounds silly compared to just Enn Ee Ess. Snes (Snez) makes more sense. I think many even used to say 'Super Nez' so those are the weird ones.



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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.



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

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.

I live in Quebec and it's not always the case! I could even go as far as telling you that some organizations do it on purpose so you can pronounce it as a full word, even though it is an abbreviation.

In France, the Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs, which promotes video games and players to politics, institutions and media, is abbreviated SELL. We pronounce it as is, ''sell''. 

In Quebec, AQTIS, which is the regroupment for all technicians of image and sound, is straightly said as ''A-k-ti-ss''. On the other hand, the regroupment for actors UDA is spelled with letters ''You-Dee-A''. 

So we say Ness for NES and Super Nintendo for SNES.