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1. on 24 May 2007 at 8:07 am1Ms Mac

   Yeah, nuclear and perform. It’s per- form. Pre-form is a different word.

   Have you noticed that?

2. on 24 May 2007 at 8:23 am2Carol

   “People?” I think most people can pronounce it just fine. It’s just particular moron who can’t…

   Carol

3. on 24 May 2007 at 9:45 am3That Queer Expatriate

   I’m curious what prompted this observation.

4. on 24 May 2007 at 12:02 pm4Janine

   “I’m curious what prompted this observation.”

   So am I. And as I think about it I wonder, whether I do pronounce it correctly or not…

5. on 24 May 2007 at 12:29 pm5B.

   The observation was purely media driven. Yesterday, between watching the season finale of 24, the synopsis of the television show Lost (hosted by its creators) and an episode of Dateline, I heard nuclear mispronounced too many times to count (each show was guilty of it at least once, some many, many times).

   Although, yes, dubya may well be the worst offender.

6. on 24 May 2007 at 12:59 pm6B.

   Oh, and Janine… it’s pronounced NUKE-LEE-UR and I bet you’ve been saying it right all along!

7. on 24 May 2007 at 1:07 pm7Debbie

   What gets me is when you hear someone with a PhD say “new-que-lar”. I mean, an idiot like Shrub, sure, but educated scientists say this! How did they make it that far in life without noticing how the word was spelled or that it comes from “nucleus”… or can’t they pronounce that either? Another one that gets to me is “artic”. The freaking word is ARCTIC.

8. on 24 May 2007 at 3:09 pm8Janine

   Yeah, seems like I’ve been right
   @Debbie: Now that reminds of some episode of the Simpsons. ^^

9. on 24 May 2007 at 9:54 pm9morecowbell

   Well, when the Jester in Chief can’t say it correctly, can we really expect the masses to? Sheesh.

   And another thing: there is no such word as irregardless, people. (hey, we all have our pet peeves.)

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