I'm Told it's a Texas Thing
Where in the world does "Nucular" come from? The word is nuclear, last I checked, and it ought to be pronounced NEW-klee-ur.. Like a window-washing aid - "Now you can get those spotless mirrors and windows with New Clear solution! Available at fine stores everywhere, except Hawai'i, because it's expensive as ass to mail shit there!"

Somehow, a large group of people, apparently from Texas, pronounces it "nucular." Like, "Saddam Hussein is currently making efforts to acquire a nucular weapon." Or, "We will work with our allies and friends to reduce the number of nucular weapons in the world." That sort of thing.

I, for one, don't understand it. If you're going to mispronounce a word, you generally do it in childhood, or when you first see it, and generally there are others around you to correct your pronunciation - maybe they even step through it with you. Like "Lascivious." That can be a daunting task, but just remember that the "c" is silent. Like in "Science," or "Scmith."

So what happened with "nucular?" Adding extra syllables, especially for a guy who went to Yale, should be a rare event accompanied by alcohol, or strippers, or something. Perhaps our president and all of his mispronouncing allies were stoned when they learned the word?

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