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tblue37

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7. Easier for many to pronounce, because the tongue and mouth parts don't have to move as much

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 03:17 AM

Feb 2026

or into as difficult configurations.

Try the two different pronunciations next to each other, to see how much more work the proper pronunciation is. And since that is so, there are so many people saying it the wrong way, that people saying "nucular" have their pronunciation pretty consistently reinforced, as well.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] wcmagumba Feb 2026 OP

Guilty as charged! Tasmanian Devil Feb 2026 #1

Yes, I mispronounced the word for many years PatSeg Feb 2026 #47

I'm with you Devil. Without thinking about it, I mispronounce it. Polly Hennessey Feb 2026 #54

People pronounce words as they hear them iemanja Feb 2026 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2026 #9

Yup, exactly -- it could hardly be otherwise (nt) William Seger Feb 2026 #65

Jimmy Carter did it, too dpibel Feb 2026 #3

And Jimmy Carter was a nucular engineer in the US Navy! Munu Feb 2026 #46

Jimmy Carter pronounced "nuclear" as "NOO-kyuh-luhr" Brother Buzz Feb 2026 #4

Southern style Easterncedar Feb 2026 #6

There's something about the Southern style Brother Buzz Feb 2026 #8

That's old NY Italian Polybius Feb 2026 #15

My husband's dad, born and raised on "Lon-GUY-land"... 3catwoman3 Feb 2026 #34

My neighbor pronounces oil as "awl" Jersey Devil Feb 2026 #37

they say ALL Skittles Feb 2026 #18

That was it Brother Buzz Feb 2026 #68

I heard him pronounce it as nookeyur. That lazy southern tongue at work. generalbetrayus Feb 2026 #10

Don't get me started! Easterncedar Feb 2026 #5

Gifted annoys the hell out of me r�is�n_dubh Feb 2026 #22

Easier for many to pronounce, because the tongue and mouth parts don't have to move as much tblue37 Feb 2026 #7

Because there is this concept called "having an accent". FascismIsDeath Feb 2026 #11

nope Skittles Feb 2026 #17

Um... YEP, its can be an accent thing. FascismIsDeath Feb 2026 #61

I grew up as a GI brat Skittles Feb 2026 #63

That has zero to do with accent r�is�n_dubh Feb 2026 #23

You don't know what you're talking about. FascismIsDeath Feb 2026 #60

my other pet peeve is when people say "calvary" when they mean "cavalry" eShirl Feb 2026 #12

supposably, realitor, infastructure, febuary, Don't get me started. lamp_shade Feb 2026 #13

Love your tagline, too Easterncedar Feb 2026 #25

Liberry for Library, Pitcher for Picture Diamond_Dog Feb 2026 #64

Jewlery, ekspecially, mischevious, expresso, ekscape.... STOP ME! lamp_shade Feb 2026 #66

My husband says mischevious. Diamond_Dog Feb 2026 #67

Because after a while, pronouncing a certain word differently becomes our trademark Polybius Feb 2026 #14

why do people say JEW-LER-Y instead of JEW-EL-RY Skittles Feb 2026 #16

And Reelator instead of realtor! Easterncedar Feb 2026 #26

My Wife Had That Habit ProfessorGAC Feb 2026 #49

Pronunciation can get tricky... Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #52

I guess if they hear George W Bush* (and admittedly Jimmy Carter before) say it that way hlthe2b Feb 2026 #19

Drove me nuts every time he did it. tavernier Feb 2026 #27

I believe certain regions in this country have traditional pronounciations. no_hypocrisy Feb 2026 #20

The OP is about pronouncing it "new kew ler". That isn't regional. Mariana Feb 2026 #43

Sort of like PEWWWlitzer not pullitzer. GreenWave Feb 2026 #21

It is one of the things I cringe at Bettie Feb 2026 #24

Regional pronunciation differences. Dulcinea Feb 2026 #28

It is not regional. Mariana Feb 2026 #44

Others Have Disagreed... ProfessorGAC Feb 2026 #50

I only accent the first syllable... Soul_of_Wit Feb 2026 #58

Axe instead of Ask MichMan Feb 2026 #29

LOL - that particular mispronunciation has always irked me. Where does the extra "u" come from??? Vinca Feb 2026 #30

New Clear J_William_Ryan Feb 2026 #31

I wish people would speak proper. Doodley Feb 2026 #32

Same reason people use the nonword "anyways" instead of "anyway." valleyrogue Feb 2026 #33

The same way people say ask as axe. That is what they heard from other people. n/t Jacson6 Feb 2026 #35

My dad corrected me when I was a boy. He said, say New Clear. Emile Feb 2026 #36

It's an innocent mispronunciation for most Johnny2X2X Feb 2026 #38

That 'nice-to-have-a-beer-with' equinophobic silver spoon cowboy Ilsa Feb 2026 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Feb 2026 #40

I believe that Lex Luthor pronounced it that way in Superman IV Orrex Feb 2026 #41

Pacifically.... odins folly Feb 2026 #42

One of my good friends pronounces it this way fujiyamasan Feb 2026 #45

Its ridicalous! maxsolomon Feb 2026 #48

Riddikulus! :-) Ilsa Feb 2026 #55

regional accents? Just a guess. Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #51

Ike stahted it. yorkster Feb 2026 #53

Ambience is another head-scratcher to me Torchlight Feb 2026 #56

Thank you for Traildogbob Feb 2026 #57

It is not Dee-troit (n/m) Soul_of_Wit Feb 2026 #59

There Are Some Who Would Beg To Disagree, Big Time! ...... ColoringFool Feb 2026 #62

DEE is often used for emphasis Soul_of_Wit Feb 2026 #70

My pet peeves JustAnotherGen Feb 2026 #69

Don't Rebl2 Feb 2026 #71