OSR BECMI, how do you say it?

[Parmandur]

"Beck me? Go beck yourself, motherbecker!"

 

[DEFCON 1]

I always end up saying it as BEEEEEE-See-Em-Eye. For whatever lazy reason I never put a true break between the end of 'B' and the beginning of 'E', so instead it just becomes one longer BEEEEEE rather than BEE-EEE.

I also pronounce them as EEE-ENN World (E.N. World), and WOT-zee (WotC).

 

[Mannahnin]

And the obvious one:

How do you prononuce ENWorld?

For me it's "Enn-world" but some would say it as "Ee-enn-world".

It's officially (as confirmed by Morrus and others) "ee enn world". Because it was started by Eric Noah, and we're pronouncing his initials. That's why they're capitalized, as well.

 

[Maxperson]

First, I just noticed when creating this thread, there is no prefix for B/X or BECMI. so I guess OSR is the closest prefix.

Anyway, I heard The Rules Lawyer say today that he pronounced BECMI as "Beck-me". I've always said "B, E , C, M, I" saying each letter. That's how I remember it when it came out.

How do you say it?

I say it like you do. Each one is an individual letter representing one of the basic rule sets.

 

[Maxperson]

Ha! Man, we are all so different lol.

Not me!

 

[Maxperson]

I type them out a lot more than I say them, but mentally in my head they can interchangeably be B.E.C.M.I, beck-me, Mentzer, 'the Mentzer boxed sets,' or 'the five colored boxed sets' depending on the needs of the conversation.

This one went rogue!

 

[Maxperson]

Now I want a Pointer Sisters song.

Sure, but "finding out what it means to me" is liable to spark another edition war.

Edit: Never mind. Confused them with Aretha for a moment.

 

[darjr]

Sure, but "finding out what it means to me" is liable to spark another edition war.

Edit: Never mind. Confused them with Aretha for a moment.

Wait! I want one of those too!!!

 

[beta-ray]

Again, I think as you look around, the general maxim holds- as the acronym becomes longer, people will want to pronounce it as a word if it resembles one.

OOSAH! OOSAH!

Spoiler: say it

USA! USA!

 

[Parmandur]

I also pronounce them as EEE-ENN World (E.N. World), and WOT-zee (WotC).

I pronounces those as "ehn-world" and "Wizards". I've never really pronounced the acronym WotC in my head, just use it as shorthand.