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View Poll Results: Is "nuclear" pronounced "new clee ar" or "new cue lar"?
"New clee ar" 38 95.00%
"New cue lar" 0 0%
neither 2 5.00%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-27-2018, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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Old 07-27-2018, 12:25 PM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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nu·cle·ar
 
Old 07-27-2018, 12:28 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Freak80 View Post
Homer Simpson and George W. Bush should have the last word on this crucial issue.
Jimmy Carter popularized "nuk-you-ler"
 
Old 07-27-2018, 12:33 PM
 
Location: The analog world
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Is it Real-tor or Real-uh-tor?

Hearing this title mispronounced makes me crazy.
 
Old 07-27-2018, 12:59 PM
 
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no its very regional
No, not in the least. Jimmy Carter from Georgia, my stepson from Texas, a cousin of mine from Pennsylvania -- people say it wrong (and right) all over the country.
 
Old 07-27-2018, 01:01 PM
 
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jool-ery
To be fair to those who say it that way, the word is spelled "jewellery" in the UK.
 
Old 07-27-2018, 01:03 PM
 
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No, not in the least. Jimmy Carter from Georgia, my stepson from Texas, a cousin of mine from Pennsylvania -- people say it wrong (and right) all over the country.
Oh, good. I really thought it was a Texas thing when I started hearing it from George W. Bush because I heard it pronounced that way growing up in that state.
 
Old 07-27-2018, 01:13 PM
 
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It's pronounced "new clee er", "not new clee ar".
 
Old 07-27-2018, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Proxima Centauri
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It became popular during the Bush administration so that the President wouldn't feel stupid.
 
Old 07-27-2018, 01:19 PM
 
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This is a vitally important question that must be settled immediately.

Is "nuclear" pronounced "new clee ar" or "new cue lar"?
Nu clear.
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