Don’t let George W. Bush’s example lead you astray! The word is pronounced as it is spelled: nuclear, not “nucular.”
Don’t let George W. Bush’s example lead you astray! The word is pronounced as it is spelled: nuclear, not “nucular.”
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I think this is a regionalism. In some parts of the country, pronouncing it ‘nucular’ is expected.