Oh, accents are definitely not the problem. Heck, a British accent is sooo sexy. :) But "nuclear" can be pronounced "nuke-lee-ar" or "nyuke-lee-ar," as you pointed out - I think, the posting's a little garbled. But not "nuke-you-lar." That's the Bush way. :)
actually the Bush pronounciation is exactly what the entry was talking about. The & signs indicate that swallowed gutteral vowel, such that the pronounciation does put a vowel between the k and the l. Another dictionary pointed out that this pronounciation is regional. And I know it was the primary pronounciation growing up outside St. Louis, Mo.
Tons of people have your same pet peeve, and for years I felt stupid that it takes real concentration for me to pronounce it "correctly," despite being a physicist. So, I was very surprised to find out that both pronunciations are actually considered proper. Since most people are also not aware of this, I thought I'd point it out.
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Re: lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 02:30 pm (UTC)Re: lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 02:39 pm (UTC)Tons of people have your same pet peeve, and for years I felt stupid that it takes real concentration for me to pronounce it "correctly," despite being a physicist. So, I was very surprised to find out that both pronunciations are actually considered proper. Since most people are also not aware of this, I thought I'd point it out.