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RE: Why is it....
Hey, we have health physicists in our own office who still mispronounce it,
now matter how much the rest of us cringe and try to get them to change, so
getting the president to change is probably a lost cause.
Allen W. Conklin,Manager
Air Emissions & Defense Waste Section
Bldg 5 7171 Cleanwater St.
Department of Health
Olympia, WA 98504
phone: (360) 236-3261 fax: (360) 236-2256 pager: (360) 786-2975
"The Department of Health works to protect and improve the health of people
in Washington State."
-----Original Message-----
From: Westerdale, Bob [mailto:bwesterdale@edax.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:38 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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