An an comes before a vowel. Not when it sounds like it begins with a vowel.Originally Posted by Cheezymadman
SNES= Super Nintendo Entertainment System
a.
Death before Dishonor
An an comes before a vowel. Not when it sounds like it begins with a vowel.
SNES= Super Nintendo Entertainment System
a.
Super Moderator
Only suckers spell it.
SNES.
Moderator
Actually, while I loathe to side with Cheezy, before acronyms it's common to treat letters with vowel sounds as vowels. So his 'ess en ee ess' logic is correct, and it's 'an'. You can do it your way, but it's a lot less common, and sometimes frowned upon.
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I was going to say 'unless you read it as a word' in my post, but I thought I was the only one who said it like 'Snez'.Only suckers spell it.
SNES.
Death before Dishonor
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Death before Dishonor
Technicality.
I still refer to it as a Super Nintendo.
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You probably are.I was going to say 'unless you read it as a word' in my post, but I thought I was the only one who said it like 'Snez'.
I pronounce it like "sness".
No Z.
But close enough.
Cookie Thief
Everybody should say SNES anyway. Sness, that's how it sounds.
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Technicality or no, he's not wrong.
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And me too. ^_~ I always just treat it as a word. If only because actually saying 'ess en ee ess' is so awkward.
Cookie Thief
Humans.
Death before Dishonor
Yeah I agree.Technicality or no, he's not wrong.
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And me too. ^_~ I always just treat it as a word. If only because actually saying 'ess en ee ess' is so awkward.
Turn and Burn.
I just say super Nintendo.Everybody should say SNES anyway. Sness, that's how it sounds.
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Death before Dishonor
Evil. I must anal probe them for research.
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