Bush and Carter's Nuclear Pronunciation Might Be Right

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Hey, in the UK, Aluminum is pronounced al-u-min-ium. Although I say "alum-min-um" since a Brit guy invented it, I reckon he has the right to have it pronounced any way he saw fit. His spelling and phonetics might need a bit of polishing, but then again anyone who depends strictly on phonetic spellings for pronouncing words is going to play hell with "phonetics" anyway.

Johnson of DE 9:49PM March 31, 2010

Janice you were taught to pronounce Nuclear incorrectly as Nukular because the person teaching you how to pronounce it was unable to pronounce it correctly.
Seriously people, saying NUKULAR, when it's clearly spelled Nuclear, and pronounced NEW CLEAR is the same as saying AXE instead of ASK

Desjay of FL 9:15PM March 31, 2010

As valid as the article arguement may be, I say it the way it's written. Phonic logic blatantly demands it to be pronounced "Noo-cle-eer," not "Nu-ku-lar." If the basis of the word was created to be a combination of the word "Nuke" and "-ular," then it shouldn't have been spelled "Nuclear." So until people start spelling it "Nucular" or "nukular" (which they won't) it's more than obvious what the proper pronunciation should be. Also, accents are an alteration of the sounding of the set combination of letters, not the adding of sounds from letters that were never present in the word. The world's "widespread" stereotype of America is an ignorant, arrogant cowboy. I hope no one thinks that's correct.

Victor of FL 11:41AM March 26, 2010

"nukular" is the way we were taught to pronounce it in grade school back when we practiced hiding under our school desks, getting ready for a Communist attack.

Janice of MO 6:24AM February 21, 2010

I pronounce nuclear the "correct" way. However, it is hardly an argument to say that "widespread mispronunciation doesn't make it correct." If that were the case all our pronunciations of all our words are wrong, because we do not pronounce our words like the Brits. Furthermore, a great many words in the US, depending on region, are pronounced differently. It is called an accent.
Anyway, that my opinion.

John of VA 1:31AM February 21, 2010