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To: chimera; Anima Mundi; pillut48
For the love of God, people need to get over this.

BOTH pronunciations are correct.

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nu·cle·ar (nōō'klē-ər, nyōō'-)

Usage Note: The pronunciation (nōō'kyə-lər), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one. The usual pronunciation of the final two syllables of this word is (-klē-ər), but this sequence of sounds is rare in English. Much more common is the similar sequence (-kyə-lər), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular.

101 posted on 04/11/2010 11:40:55 AM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: onyx

No wonder the PaulBots bash Sarah Palin on FR.
Sarah is the one speaking out for the defense of
our Nation.

The PaulBots would rather have a candidate hand out shovels
to dig holes to bury our heads.


112 posted on 04/11/2010 12:03:20 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: onyx; chimera; Anima Mundi; pillut48
My 8th grade science teacher also said noo-kyu-ler.

Noo-kyu-ler has become an accepted, albeit substandard, alternative just as the equally cringe inducing Illinoiz has for Illinois.

120 posted on 04/11/2010 12:27:55 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: onyx
February= feb-u-ary ( or mit picker progressives can pronounce it feb-roo-ary)

nuclear= nuke-u-lar (or if you are a nit-picker it can be pronounced nuke-lee-ar)

189 posted on 04/12/2010 8:17:13 AM PDT by KTM rider ( ..........tell me this really isn't happening ! !)
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