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It's "Famicom," not some kind of organized convention! It's short for Family Computer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contracted_words
by nerdy 10y ago
It's "Famicom," not some kind of organized convention!
It's short for Family Computer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contracted_words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contr...
- 0xcde4c3db 10y agoThe Japanese transliteration of "computer" (コンピュータ) is written with the "n" (ン) character, but it's pronounced more like an "m" sound because the lip movement for the following sound modifies it. The same dichotomy is seen with shinbun/shimbun, for example. Of course, "Famicom" is the official way to romanize it, so it's usually preferred.
- grzm 10y agoSame thing happens in English: incredible vs important. input is still spelled with an n but pronounced conversationally, you'll get imput.
- userbinator 10y agoIt depends on the accent; I certainly say "input" and "incredible" with an n sound.
- grzm 10y agoI pronounce incredible with an n sound as well. I included it to contrast with important, showing how the following consonant influences its pronunciation. When enunciating, I pronounce input with an n; when conversationally, with an m. Different dialects are of course going to be a factor here as well.