It is NOT pronounced as if it were spelled N U K U L A R - so why do so many public officials & supposedly learned people say it the wrong way? I'm talking several Presidents (present & past) college educated people, newscasters, etc. Do they not realize how ignorant they sound because the can not pronounce the word correctly?? It's nu-CLE-ar - that is the only way is should be pronounced!!!!!
2006-09-22 04:34:17 · 15 answers · asked by pumpkin 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
O lord, I certainly didn't realize anyone would think I sounded like a frustrated English school teacher - sheesh.
I can't believe that nookUlar would ever be considered a correct pronunciation!!
2006-09-22 04:49:34 · update #1
Now, why would someone go & rate my question a "thumbs down"?? I hate when that happens - I mean, I really hate when that happens!!! It's not THAT bad a question, is it? Yes, I'm taking it personally!!! lmao
2006-09-22 05:19:32 · update #2
Thanks fyrfly!!! You're quite right - that's another word many people mangle!! lol
I hadn't realized I'd gotten so picky over grammar & pronunciation - maybe I am just a frustrated old English teacher wannabe!!! lmao Is it too late for me to get a teaching degree? The kids in my classes would learn, but they probably wouldn't like it very much!!
2006-09-22 06:02:46 · update #3
I just gave your question a thumbs-up to counteract the thumbs down. I agree, this kind of mispronunciation is as irritating as nails on chalkboard. If there is a dictionary out there that condones "nukular" as a correct pronunciation, it's probably published by Dick Cheney.
In my area there's a radio spot currently airing in which the speaker pronounces menstruation as menustrayshun, more than once. AAAAUUUUGHHHH!
2006-09-22 05:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by fyrfly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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It is NOT pronounced as if it were spelled N U K U L A R - so why do so many public officials & supposedly learned people say it the wrong way? I'm talking several Presidents (present & past) college educated people, newscasters, etc. Do they not realize how ignorant they sound because the can...
2015-08-12 21:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuclear Pronunciation
2016-09-30 00:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although this question has been answered correctly by so many, I had to add my comment anyway. Yours is not an invalid or stupid question.You're not alone--there are lots of us who cringe when we hear words mispronounced or see them spelled incorrectly. And it's getting worse every day! Keep at 'em!!
For the record--I say noo-klee-er!
2006-09-22 07:08:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
The word nuclear is correctly pronounced /nooklee er, /. The often-heard /nookyeler, / is incorrect.
2006-09-22 04:43:35 · answer #5 · answered by Angelica G 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-17 13:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always said NEW-klee-er, that's the way I was taught and frankly, try as I might, I just can't say it any other way, my lips and tongue just don't work that way.
2006-09-22 05:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
New-Klee- er....the other pronounciation is just a regionalism that puts my Northern teeth on edge!
2006-09-22 04:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by losteph 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
AMEN!!! I say this all the time. My 14 yr. old son says NUKULAR all the time because he knows it really bugs me and I make him repeat it until he says it right! He thinks it's funny, but it drives me NUTS!!!
2006-09-22 04:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by F-1 says KISS IT! 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Pronunciation: 'nookleeur
No, they don't realize, or you wouldn't be so frustrated.
2006-09-22 04:38:27 · answer #10 · answered by holden 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋