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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| An En-EE-Ess and An Ess En-EE-Ess. |
This.
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Josh.0
Joined: Sep 10 2010
Location: Kearney, NE
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Always An En-EE-Ess and An Ess En-EE-Ess. I think the first time I heard someone pronounce it "Ness" is when Adam Sesler pronounced it like that on X-Play. I thought it sounded retarded.
And fuck X-Play.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Adam Sessler needs a personality... and a neck.
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1418
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I've always pronounced it "En-Ee-Ess." It's an abbreviation, so it must be more correct.
On a side note, I've always called the Super Nintendo either an "Ess-En-Ee-Ess," or a "Super En-Ee-Ess."
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
Posts: 2889
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En-Ee-Es
No one knows what I'm talking about if I say "Ness", or "Sness".
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
Joined: Feb 01 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Most people I've talked to in person about the console pronounce it "Ness"; the thing is, these same people haven't played one at least in the last decade.
I pronounce it "en-eee-ess".
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Drew Linky
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Joined: Jun 12 2009
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Wow. I thought it was usually pronounced "a NES". Guess I'm actually the minority.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Must be a Missouri thing. Cam says he hears it like that, and you pronounce it that way.
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Captain_Pollution
Title: Hugh
Joined: Sep 23 2007
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I hardly ever hear people call it anything but a Nintendo (Occasionally with a qualifier) when talking in person. I only use NES when talking on the internet, and the only people I know who call it an NES speaking are people who spend a lot of time on the computer. *shrug*
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Drew Linky
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Interesting.
At least it's not a terrible habit like those few people who call our state 'Mih-Zir-Uh'.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| Captain_Pollution wrote: |
| I hardly ever hear people call it anything but a Nintendo (Occasionally with a qualifier) when talking in person. I only use NES when talking on the internet, and the only people I know who call it an NES speaking are people who spend a lot of time on the computer. *shrug* |
Yeah, thinking on it more...I almost always hear it referred to as just "Nintendo", and that's what I call it. Online I may go with "NES"...but even then if I were to say it out loud it would be En Ee Es.
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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I always just say 'Nintendo'. If I call it an 'NES' everyone just assumes I'm a mega-nerd.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Yeah, back in the day, it was always "playing Nintendo". Now that there's different Nintendo systems, it's NES.
When someone asks what I'm playing, if they follow up by asking what system it's on, if it's a Wii game, I always say Nintendo instead of Wii.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
Posts: 1179
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I think that, in answering your question, it has to be En Ee Ess. But, Ness is acceptable in long or fast sentences.
I think when you are in our age range (late teens-early 30s), you can say "playing nintendo" and not be confused about the other systems.
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