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36. And even our favorite Nuclear Engineer President used 'noo-kyuh-ler'.

Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:43 PM

Aug 2018

I had hoped that President Carter would have used the proper form, given his Naval experience. Used to make my ears hurt every time he said it.

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Nerd Alert! What are your most annoyingly mispronounced words? [View all] Snellius Aug 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Afromania Aug 2018 #1

NOO-clee-er. NOT the dubya version (NOO-kyuh-ler)!!! calimary Aug 2018 #2

This one particularly sets my... 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #25

And even our favorite Nuclear Engineer President used 'noo-kyuh-ler'. SeattleVet Aug 2018 #36

This is Number One on my list! NBachers Aug 2018 #103

Electorial for electoral. ms liberty Aug 2018 #3

dipshit not Trump - n/t lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #4

🙏😁 Duppers Aug 2018 #43

Good one. Permanut Aug 2018 #51

My wife's. Height not heighth. Lochloosa Aug 2018 #5

SKED-ule, not SHED-ule True Dough Aug 2018 #6

HARass, not har-ASS! LisaM Aug 2018 #10

Yes, I was brought up saying "HARass," and was a bit shocked Glorfindel Aug 2018 #22

Let me put it another way True Dough Aug 2018 #35

har-ASS, not HARass Chemisse Aug 2018 #65

british and they will tell you they are speaking English and sked-ule is American talk lunasun Aug 2018 #12

Brits get a pass Cirque du So-What Aug 2018 #16

A parent or nanny possibly ? i know people who have parents with accents and say lunasun Aug 2018 #24

I get my kicks... OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #46

hug - a - not rather than huguenot Afromania Aug 2018 #7

Alzheimer's not altheimers/oldtimers and prostate not dewsgirl Aug 2018 #8

About 25 years ago I used to work with a woman who was relatively intelligent. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #50

Too many to list. LisaM Aug 2018 #9

I wish I had a coupon Harker Aug 2018 #92

I think February and almond can be pronounced either way. Croney Aug 2018 #11

AP-li-kuh-buhl, not uh-PLIK-uh-buhl consider_this Aug 2018 #13

I say aPLICCable because I say aPPLY. Codeine Aug 2018 #26

My pet peeve: "wh" words mispronounced with a silent "h" Glorfindel Aug 2018 #14

How about a distinct 'hw' pronunciation? Cirque du So-What Aug 2018 #17

Yep! That's the proper way to pronounce those words. Glorfindel Aug 2018 #21

I don't follow? nt Codeine Aug 2018 #27

So-sel security (for social security) The Blue Flower Aug 2018 #15

Chris Matthews calls it "Sosh security." lapucelle Aug 2018 #33

I always say 'shoeshy' not 'shoeshine' SummerSnow Aug 2018 #18

Moot missingthebigdog Aug 2018 #19

If it was a "mute point" True Dough Aug 2018 #37

Liaison nocoincidences Aug 2018 #20

Excetera makes me want to shoot somebody. n/t Hela Aug 2018 #23

My sweetie says "excedra" Harker Aug 2018 #53

Tecksid instead of texted The Genealogist Aug 2018 #28

Ree-la-tor in stead of... 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #29

That One Irritates Me, Too Leith Aug 2018 #44

ex-spear-a mint lapucelle Aug 2018 #30

I have a teacher friend who tells kids, "Don't ax me. Ask me." lapucelle Aug 2018 #31

"Put a shot of expresso in my coffee... lapucelle Aug 2018 #32

Actually, "ah-mond" is correct. See the various online dictionaries. spooky3 Aug 2018 #34

"erry-yuh-dite" demonstrates lack of erudition ("eroodishun" - the u is long & there is no "yuh") Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #38

The one that gets me is GrapesOfWrath Aug 2018 #39

... consider_this Aug 2018 #40

When people slur the "st" sound making it into "sht". So "street" sounds like "shtreet". If you Cousin Dupree Aug 2018 #41

I'm guessing you have difficulty Harker Aug 2018 #49

Yesh Cousin Dupree Aug 2018 #57

That's a Philly thing Freddie Aug 2018 #66

I hear "Iggles" occasionally Harker Aug 2018 #93

Here in the Bay Area: It's Vayeho not Valeo (Vallejo). demosincebirth Aug 2018 #42

In LA, Cahunga Blvd. instead of Cahuenga (Cawanga) Blvd Snellius Aug 2018 #64

You come to California and they mispronounce many of the small Spanish named towns demosincebirth Aug 2018 #100

Even big places like San Joaquin Valley or Vallejo. Grew up in CA, all over, so natural to me. Snellius Aug 2018 #102

A word I avoid because pretty much no one pronounces it correctly... 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #45

Saying 'err' like 'air' is wrong? Chemisse Aug 2018 #67

i knew someone who used to orleans Aug 2018 #47

Joolery! zanana1 Aug 2018 #48

My boss says tri-annual instead of triennial. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #52

This is a VERY COMMONLY mispronounced word in the Greater New Orleans area. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #55

Also in old Brooklynese. And turlit instead of toilet. Strenth instead of strength. Snellius Aug 2018 #60

That makes sense. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #63

It's pronounced "mother-f*cking sh*thead", not "Donald trump" unblock Aug 2018 #54

ROFL! smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #74

Erudite. prounounced "air e oo dite" is proof of one's lack of erudition. air ee oo dite is the mulsh Aug 2018 #56

Actually, Erudite is only three syllables and can be pronounced two different ways... smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #75

off-ten no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 #58

Dais. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #59

The correction of the pronunciation of "Hugh" led to this Larry David moment lapucelle Aug 2018 #61

Calvary for cavalry. Pope George Ringo II Aug 2018 #62

for you ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2018 #89

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pope George Ringo II Aug 2018 #94

My future DIL Freddie Aug 2018 #68

familiar (furmiliar) frogmarch Aug 2018 #69

"WARranty," not "WarranTY." (nt) Paladin Aug 2018 #70

Chest of Drawers yesphan Aug 2018 #71

Granted.... Tikki Aug 2018 #72

I stumble over TlalocW Aug 2018 #73

Irregardless redstateblues Aug 2018 #76

molybdenum, not molybendum. eom Mike Rows His Boat Aug 2018 #77

Supposably, Tucker08087 Aug 2018 #78

Spayed NOT spayded. Doreen Aug 2018 #79

PER tection instead of PRO tection Chipper Chat Aug 2018 #80

Pronouncing the 't' in 'often.' LanternWaste Aug 2018 #81

And the "T people" seem to over emphasize it like they're correcting the rest of the world. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2018 #86

How about a phrase - could care less lame54 Aug 2018 #82

"Coo-pay" for the "coupe" car jmowreader Aug 2018 #83

it's coupon (koo-pon) not Q-pon(n/t) MissMillie Aug 2018 #84

Nuclear not Nuculer red dog 1 Aug 2018 #85

Cache. CahsAy not cash underpants Aug 2018 #87

... Snellius Aug 2018 #88

Take things for granite.... oftheforest Aug 2018 #90

a few consider_this Aug 2018 #91

My late wife said theeAYter. Harker Aug 2018 #97

Chicago Harker Aug 2018 #95

More not Moe Wolf Frankula Aug 2018 #96

Bush has a liberry. Harker Aug 2018 #99

BIGLY!! Texasgal Aug 2018 #98

Nuclear. It's NOO-kleer, not NOO-kyoo-luhr (as W pronounced it). muntrv Aug 2018 #101

I say aunt like ant, but I'm from Rochester - "awnt" just doesn't cut it for me. NBachers Aug 2018 #104

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