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minus-squaresawdustprophet@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours ago When did the pronunciation change from N-E-S to Nes? Of the people I knew as a kid, the “N.E.S.”/“Nes” divide was about even (I’m in the US)
minus-squareKimjongtooill@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoI hadn’t heard “nes” until very recently. Was always N.E.S. to anyone I talked to. Granted, I’m 39. I thought for sure it was the next gen that started calling it that.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoWhen I was a kid we just called it a Nintendo. We didn’t start using any pronunciation of “NES” until later consoles were out.
minus-squareUnpledgedCatnapTipper@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoI use both interchangeably, though the SNES is always just Snes.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoI’ve never heard anyone refer to either as nes or snes, it was always spelled out.
Of the people I knew as a kid, the “N.E.S.”/“Nes” divide was about even (I’m in the US)
I hadn’t heard “nes” until very recently. Was always N.E.S. to anyone I talked to. Granted, I’m 39. I thought for sure it was the next gen that started calling it that.
When I was a kid we just called it a Nintendo. We didn’t start using any pronunciation of “NES” until later consoles were out.
I use both interchangeably, though the SNES is always just Snes.
I’ve never heard anyone refer to either as nes or snes, it was always spelled out.
Ah, the Sneeze.