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RE: Why is it....
Bob,
That was not the only word his mispronounced. My spouse is an English
teacher, so it was a long night. Maybe he should have studied harder at
Yale.
-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
3050 Traymore Lane
Bowie, MD 20715-2024
E-mail: jenday1@email.msn.com (H)
-----Original Message-----
From: Westerdale, Bob [mailto:bwesterdale@edax.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:38 AM
To: RadSafe
Subject: Why is it....
After watching Pres. Bush's State of the Union last night, I am wondering if
there is
any reasonable way to get him to pronounce the word 'Nuclear" correctly. I
cringed each
time he referred to 'Nuke-yu-ler' threats, instead of what I believe to be
the correct version, 'new-cle-ar'. I have no serious beef with W's nuclear
policies, but I have come to associate the 'Nuke-yu-ler' pronunciation with
those less informed folks who just might be throwing around some new
words...... Although I do seem to remember hearing the same pronunciation
from Jimmy Carter, who, I believe, was an officer in the Navy's Nuclear
program... Let's see, one is a Democrat, the other a Republican, so it
can't be a political orientation matter, Although they're both from the
South.... Uh oh, I see a perilous path ahead.....
Forget it. Let's get back to the Radon Wars. Another Civil War we don't
need!
Bob Westerdale
PS. Absolutely no disrespect intended for anyone who prefers Nuke-yu-ler.
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