Forum Overview :: Motherfucking News :: Re: It's "nuclear," you fucking halfwit.

[quote name="Guido Jones"][quote name="FoK"]Not "nucular." Jesus Christ, right or wrong, this war is going to cost thousands of people their lives. You'd think the guy could memorize his damn speech. [/quote] Taken from dictionary.com: Usage Note: The pronunciation (nky-lr), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one. The usual pronunciation of the final two syllables of this word is (-kl-r), but this sequence of sounds is rare in English. Much more common is the similar sequence (-ky-lr), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular. It's like Bush Sr. calling Hussein Sa-Damn instead of Sa-dom back in '91 - who the fuck cares?[/quote]