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Serious grammar question... Is the "an" in the title proper because NES, pronounced, sounds like /ɛn/, even though it's actually a consonant?

• beervirus 6y ago
  It just depends on how you say the initialism. If you say "ness" then you'd use "a". If you say "en ee ess" then you'd use "an".
  • bitwize 6y ago
    The "ness" pronunciation is chiefly used by Brits (who also tend to pronounce SNES as "snezz").
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    • werdnapk 6y ago
      Canadian here... ness all the way.
      • hobby-coder-guy 6y ago
        Canadian here. N E S all the way. You must be french.
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    • intpx 6y ago
      This is absolutely horrifying
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• the137 6y ago
  'an' is used when the sound of the next letter is the sound of a vowel, so in the case of eN-E-S, 'an' is correct. In english multiple vowels in a row cause you to take a pause, which is why the -n is added Worth noting, the other posters are correct in saying that 'a snezz' or 'a ness' is also correct.