It amazes me how many journalists I hear pronouncing nuclear as nucular like President Bush. I wonder why this is. In one newscast, I heard the news person say it both ways. Webster's dictionary says that it is an alternative pronunciation, but not an acceptable alternative, whatever that means.
So, are we watching language evolve in front of our very eyes? Is the mispronunciation of this word so widespread that the word is changing? If so, it's pretty cool, but it still annoys me when people pronounce it that way. I mean, really, Homer Simpson says it that way. Do we really want to emulate Homer Simpson?
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