CatherineM Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 At least he's not falling down or throwing up on their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [quote name='track2004' post='1827848' date='Apr 7 2009, 02:22 PM']Bush couldn't say NUCLEAR.[/quote] Don't even open that can of worms. Despite you and I both knowing that the proper pronunciation is nu-clear, people from Texas seem to believe that nu-cu-lar is proper, despite it not even following the spelling. It's been debated to death in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1827963' date='Apr 7 2009, 05:40 PM']One president has problems pronouncing things. One president has problems figuring how to treat and interact with leaders of foreign nations. I guess that's about even.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='fidei defensor' post='1828067' date='Apr 7 2009, 05:37 PM']Don't even open that can of worms. Despite you and I both knowing that the proper pronunciation is nu-clear, people from Texas seem to believe that nu-cu-lar is proper, despite it not even following the spelling. It's been debated to death in the past.[/quote] And nobody has ever shown here anything from a legitimate source showing that the nu-cu-lar pronunciation is [i]wrong[/i]. All we have is the opinion of liberal Bush-haters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='T-Bone _' post='1828110' date='Apr 7 2009, 06:17 PM']And nobody has ever shown here anything from a legitimate source showing that the nu-cu-lar pronunciation is [i]wrong[/i]. All we have is the opinion of liberal Bush-haters.[/quote] You can't "prove" that the pronunciation of any word has a right or wrong way in english. However, nuclear is a regular english word with a regular english pronunciation - i.e. you pronounce it as it is spelled. It is spelled N-U-C-L-E-A-R and thus would be pronounced nu-clear. If it were spelled N-U-C-U-L-A-R, it would be pronounced nu-cu-lar. However, it's not spelled that way and would thus not be pronounced that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 btw, from now on, i'm going to pronounce all the silent "e"s in words. you can't prove that it's wrong. it's just how i speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='fidei defensor' post='1828129' date='Apr 7 2009, 08:33 PM']btw, from now on, i'm going to pronounce all the silent "e"s in words. you can't prove that it's wrong. it's just how i speak![/quote] Why in the world would we, who only read what you type, care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1828139' date='Apr 7 2009, 06:38 PM']Why in the world would we, who only read what you type, care?[/quote] you cared enough to comment about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Fine. Back on topic now, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [i]The following note is from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:[/i] [b]usage[/b] Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \\-kyə-lər\\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Now back to our regularly scheduled topic . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Vengier Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='T-Bone _' post='1828110' date='Apr 7 2009, 09:17 PM']And nobody has ever shown here anything from a legitimate source showing that the nu-cu-lar pronunciation is [i]wrong[/i]. All we have is the opinion of liberal Bush-haters.[/quote] Please. I'm a conservative Republican and he says the word wrong, period. He doesn't even have the correct phonics for the correct letters in the correct order. Sheesh. But I agree that too big a deal was made of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='Madame Vengier' post='1828212' date='Apr 7 2009, 07:25 PM']Please. I'm a conservative Republican and he says the word wrong, period. He doesn't even have the correct phonics for the correct letters in the correct order. Sheesh. B[b]ut I agree that too big a deal was made of it.[/b][/quote] I absolutely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Hey where have you been lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1828518' date='Apr 8 2009, 12:01 AM']Hey where have you been lately?[/quote] Please... we're trying to get back and stay back on topic. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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