INTV Corporation... I-N-T-V or INN-TV?

[+nurmix]

When referring to INTV Corporation, do you pronounce it I-N-T-V (saying all the individual letters one at a time), or do you pronounce it INN-TV (as two words)?

 

I have always said I-N-T-V, but it has come up in the podcast recently, when @cmart604 was saying INN-TV instead of I-N-T-V.  He claimed I misheard him, and that he was actually saying INTY, but he was clearly referring to INTV Corporation in the clip I isolated and repeated in episode 43.

 

Now, I'm not saying either one is wrong or right.  I think both are fine.  I just want to know where the community stands on it?  Especially curious to hear from @JasonlikesINTV about how he would say his handle... JASON LIKES INN TV or JASON LIKES I N T V ?  Do tell!

 

[+nurmix]

...and I'm sure we'll discuss this in episode 44 of the podcast.

 

[+Black_Tiger]

Bitd I always called it INN-TV Corp as in In-Telivision, since TV is the more common name for Television.

 

I've been trying to get into the habit of thinking of it as I-N-T-V Corp, since it seems to be how most people interviewed on Intellivisionareis pronounce it, but it will always be "In-tv" Corp to me.

[+Gunoz]

I use I-N-T-V or Inty, but never Inn TV.

[+JasonlikesINTV]

Lol, I say I-N-T-V, both in reference to INTV Corp and jasonlikesINTV.  Honestly, I never thought about it before today.

 

Summoning mr_intv.  Thoughts?

Edited March 10, 2022 by JasonlikesINTV

[+5-11under]

I say Intvee (with slight stress on the vee).

[+nurmix]

I say Intvee (with slight stress on the vee).

Look@cmart604… a new variant!

Guess I should update the poll.


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[+nurmix]

Bitd I always called it INN-TV Corp as in In-Telivision, since TV is the more common name for Television.
 
I've been trying to get into the habit of thinking of it as I-N-T-V Corp, since it seems to be how most people interviewed on Intellivisionareis pronounce it, but it will always be "In-tv" Corp to me.

If you think about it, INN-TV actually makes sense, since it’s “Intellivision TV” (and it’s “in your TV”).. but it has always been I-N-T-V to me - and that seemed to be the way folks involved back in the day said it. Guess I need to interview Terry Valeski to confirm 100%


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[+nurmix]

12 hours ago, JasonlikesINTV said:

Lol, I say I-N-T-V, both in reference to INTV Corp and jasonlikesINTV.  Honestly, I never thought about it before today.
 
Summoning mr_intv.  Thoughts?

That’s what I thought your answer would be. Yes, curious to hear from @mr_intv as well.


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[+nurmix]

5 hours ago, 5-11under said:

I say Intvee (with slight stress on the vee).

I just updated the poll, adding your variant.

 

[mr_intv]

2 hours ago, nurmix said:

That’s what I thought your answer would be. Yes, curious to hear from @mr_intv as well.


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Too funny, I’m listening to this debate on the podcast right now. I go by “Mister I-N TV”. Maybe I should start going by “M-R-I-N-T-V…..?…….Naaaa, I’ll keep my original pronunciation. 

Edited March 10, 2022 by mr_intv

[+nurmix]

17 minutes ago, mr_intv said:

Too funny, I’m listening to this debate on the podcast right now. I go by “Mister I-N TV”. Maybe I should start going by “M-R-I-N-T-V…..?…….Naaaa, I’ll keep my original pronunciation. 

Thanks for that, sir!  Looks like the poll is leaning heavily toward I-N-T-V as the preferred pronunciation.

 

[+fdr4prez]

Do you pronounce FAQ like "fack" like Paul said in the podcast? 

 

Or do people say "facks" 

 

I lean towards 'facks' because usually there is more than one fact and/or more than one question answered. 

[+nurmix]

30 minutes ago, fdr4prez said:

Do you pronounce FAQ like "fack" like Paul said in the podcast? 

 

Or do people say "facks" 

 

I lean towards 'facks' because usually there is more than one fact and/or more than one question answered. 

I've only ever said 'fack', or "F-A-Q" (which seems to be the way a lot of folks say it).  But you're right, it makes sense for it to be plural.  I think @cmart604 says "FAKE"...

?

 

MARE-EE-OH / MAR-EE-OH...?

 

[crade]

If I read "INTV Corp" I promounce it as I.N.T.V. Corp.

 

But if I just see "INTV"  I pronounce it as "intellivision".

 

FAQ is already plural.  A FAQ is a list, it's short for "Frequently Asked Questions".

If you says "FAQs" then you should have multiple lists of frequently asked questions

[+5-11under]

37 minutes ago, fdr4prez said:

Do you pronounce FAQ like "fack" like Paul said in the podcast? 

 

Or do people say "facks" 

 

I lean towards 'facks' because usually there is more than one fact and/or more than one question answered. 

facks = Frequently Asked Questionses?

 

For FAQ, I've probably said all three of F A Q or frequently asked questions, or fack... don't know which one I've said more than the others.

[+Lathe26]

1 hour ago, fdr4prez said:

Do you pronounce FAQ like "fack" like Paul said in the podcast? 

 

Or do people say "facks" 

 

I lean towards 'facks' because usually there is more than one fact and/or more than one question answered. 

I've never heard anyone say 'facks' unless they are talking about multiple FAQ documents (i.e., the plural of FAQ).

[+5-11under]

I guess I'm in the minority... but it's the easiest to say.

[+Lathe26]

<tosses grenade into the room>

 

Anyone pronounce it as "INT-V"?

[+JasonlikesINTV]

How would you pronounce a frequently asked questions list in a Google spreadsheet?

 

FAQ in Sheets!

[+5-11under]

7 hours ago, Lathe26 said:

<tosses grenade into the room>

 

Anyone pronounce it as "INT-V"?

Do you mean int dash vee?

[+nurmix]

10 hours ago, JasonlikesINTV said:

How would you pronounce a frequently asked questions list in a Google spreadsheet?

 

FAQ in Sheets!

Why am I reading that with a German accent?

 

[+nurmix]

10 hours ago, Lathe26 said:

<tosses grenade into the room>

 

Anyone pronounce it as "INT-V"?

You just did.

 

[+Black_Tiger]

I don't remember noticing "INTV Corp" on any of our INTV Corps Intellivision games bitd.

 

The name first became memorable to me and became ingrained in my mind as "In-TV" after I first saw ads for non-Intellivision games.

 

Their logo begins with a capital "I" and is followed by a small capital "N", large lower case "t" and finishes with what looks like a large lower case "v".

 

Separate from the sizing appearing to emphasize "In-tv", the lettering also appears to be "INtv".

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/kQU9oydjcpoPYWm88

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/iVGkhp7NUxcS8VxN6

[+nurmix]

1 hour ago, Black_Tiger said:

I don't remember noticing "INTV Corp" on any of our INTV Corps Intellivision games bitd.

 

The name first became memorable to me and became ingrained in my mind as "In-TV" after I first saw ads for non-Intellivision games.

 

Their logo begins with a capital "I" and is followed by a small capital "N", large lower case "t" and finishes with what looks like a large lower case "v".

 

Separate from the sizing appearing to emphasize "In-tv", the lettering also appears to be "INtv".

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/kQU9oydjcpoPYWm88

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/iVGkhp7NUxcS8VxN6

Interesting.  I hadn't thought about the way it was written / printed.

Of course that's the same way Mattel wrote it as well, with the lower case "t" and "i"s... so that may have just been a carry over from that with INtV Corp.

 

 

Since I don't currently have Terry Valeski's contact info (although I'm working on that), I'll reach out to Dave Warhol and see what his memories of the name are.