"Nuclear"

[Davidoc]

True or false: Under no circumstances is the word "nuclear" correctly pronounced "nuke-yuh-lar".

(I've got some friends who insist that it's a regional thing.)

 

[Freaky Fender]

true.


(edit: thought the question was "can the word be pronouced like this?" must read fully before answering...)

 

[clef360]

true

 

[geoffkhan]

Yeah, I've heard other people say it that way, who are under no influence of George Dubya.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Pronouncing it 'nuke-yu-ler' is a bad idear.

 

[geoffkhan]

Lol, indeed. Why is it even pronounced that way be some people? I mean, come on, "Nuclear". "Noo-Cleeer". Pronounced just the way it looks. Almost.

 

[PunkerTrav]

My chemistry professor is threatening to take a mark off the next paper of anybody who pronounces it nuke-you-ler.

 

[DigMe]

It's pretty common really.

brad cook

 

[DigMe]

It's not nearly as annoying to me as when people add an 's' to business names that don't have it:

"Wal-Marts"
"Barnes and Nobles
"El Chicos"



brad cook

 

[ADbassman]

Its like calling Missouri, Missery and Missoura. Along with pronouncing the S in Illionis.

 

[DigMe]

Its like calling Missouri, Missery and Missoura. Along with pronouncing the S in Illionis.

Or the way yankees pronounce the 'A' in Colorado and Nevada.

brad cook

 

[Bernie Connors]

It's not nearly as annoying to me as when people add an 's' to business names that don't have it:

"Wal-Marts"
"Barnes and Nobles
"El Chicos"



brad cook

You just described my whole family haha. They're all southerners. I've heard that stuff as long as I've been around.

 

[Folmeister]

It is a mark of high breeding. If you go to Harvard and Yale you will be graced with esoteric knowledge of arcane language. With that simple word, you too could be president some day.

 

[Sonorous]

It's not nearly as annoying to me as when people add an 's' to business names that don't have it:

"Wal-Marts"
"Barnes and Nobles
"El Chicos"



brad cook

I've always thought people were making it possesive or plural.

Like when I tell my father I'm going to my friend Andy's house.

In the same way I also say, "I'm going to Barnes and Noble's."

 

[DigMe]

I've always thought people were making it possesive or plural.

Like when I tell my father I'm going to my friend Andy's house.

In the same way I also say, "I'm going to Barnes and Noble's."

It's still incorrect because it's not called Barnes and Noble's Bookstore...it's called Barnes and Noble or Barnes and Noble Booksellers or something. It might semi-work for Barnes and Noble since those are names but to say "I'm going to Wal-Mart's" ?! There's not a guy named Wal-Mart who has a store.

I understand that some people might be attempting to make it possessive but it still makes no sense and making it plural doesn't really make sense unless you're talking about more than one...which wouldn't be annoying if that were the case.

brad cook

 

[xyllion]

Its like calling Missouri, Missery and Missoura. Along with pronouncing the S in Illionis.

Of course, since I grew up in Des Plaines, Illinois, I know what is really bizarre is that both of the letters "s" in Des Plaines are heard even though the "s" in Illinois is not.

 

[IvanMike]

i remember a pamphlet put out by the power company called "new clear days" promoting nuclear power plants.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

i remember a pamphlet put out by the power company called "new clear days" promoting nuclear power plants.

Yeah, we here in Connecticut know how wonderful and safe the Millstone nuke plant was

 

[nonsqtr]

Of course, since I grew up in Des Plaines, Illinois, I know what is really bizarre is that both of the letters "s" in Des Plaines are heard even though the "s" in Illinois is not.

"Des Plaines, Des Plaines".

 

[Philbiker]

If you don't like "Nuc-ular" you should hear the English pronounce "Aluminum".