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**fabrizioitwloch** · 01-24-2007, 07:34 PM

Nice try but in 50 years and having traveled all over this country I have never heard anyone use the pronunciation nukular before for the word nuclear. It is a minor issue I agree but lets be honest. THis isn't a creek/crick or root beer/rut beer thing. This is a Bushism pure and simple.

Hmmm ... It seems the editors at Merriam-Webster have.

Definition of nuclear - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Check out the second pronunciation. You can even click to hear an audio recording of it.

It is a minor issue, but I am being honest. It's a recognized pronunciation, documented in the dictionary.

01-24-2007, 07:34 PM	#34
fabrizioitwloch Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 540 Senior Member	Nice try but in 50 years and having traveled all over this country I have never heard anyone use the pronunciation nukular before for the word nuclear. It is a minor issue I agree but lets be honest. THis isn't a creek/crick or root beer/rut beer thing. This is a Bushism pure and simple. Hmmm ... It seems the editors at Merriam-Webster have. Definition of nuclear - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Check out the second pronunciation. You can even click to hear an audio recording of it. It is a minor issue, but I am being honest. It's a recognized pronunciation, documented in the dictionary.
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