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"Nuclear"
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- Grand Panjandrum
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Now this is bizarre- I recently heard the main news announcer on Radio Havana Cuba pronounce it as "nukyular" -several times in a row! You'd think a dedicated critic...
As to Mark's note
As to Mark's note
-keep in mind -and this is even scarier- that we actually didn't do that, we elected the other guys. Twice. Now that's embarassing. And all we got out of it is a new vast resource of malaprops --small recompense, entertaining though it may be. I think things were safer when we entrusted this duty to the vice-president.I can say only that it must be embarrassing to have elected an unrepentant buffoon to your most powerful political post. Twice.
-Mark
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And none have as yet outdone Spiro Agnew, with his "nattering nabobs..."quote; even if he didn't author it.
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- Grand Panjandrum
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Weren't that writ by a young Pat Buchanan? We still have him to kick around.And non have as yet outdone Spiro Agnew, with his "nattering nabobs..."quote; even if he didn't author it.
I dunno, Dan Quayle is still the muttering maven of malapropism in my book. Recently I went into a restaurant in St. Louis and read the word "potatoe" (sic) on the special board (you know, the board that lists the specials- what's it called?). Anyway I pointed to it and remarked to the hostess "Hey! Dan Quayle was here!". She hadn't a clue what I was talking about. All this time I thought that incident was famous.
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Oh, No!! Now I must find yet another translator, Sigh.Клавиатура приехала сегодня а это второе сообщение, которое я пишу ей.BD, I hope that's a good keyboard!
My keyboard got here today and this is the second message I've written with it.
Brazilian dude, now also po-russki.
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Ничего себе, этот волнистый материал на русском языке повреждает мою голову! This squiggly stuff hurts my head! I'll just stick to what I know best. At least I kept an open mind about it (until my open mind started hurting).Ништяк! Bcё понял.
Brazilian dude
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compaired to what lies inside us." R.W.E.
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I liked David Letterman's monologue the other night:. . .
I dunno, Dan Quayle is still the muttering maven of malapropism in my book. . . .
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead. Nice shot, Vice President Chaney!
Regards//Larry
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"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
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Mirriam-Webster says:
"Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-ky&-l&r\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the U.S., these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers."
This article suggests that some people say "nucular" specifically when talking about nukes.
http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~nunberg/nucular.html
I'm inclined to think that "nucular" isn't just a mistake, it's a dialect variation.
"Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-ky&-l&r\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the U.S., these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers."
This article suggests that some people say "nucular" specifically when talking about nukes.
http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~nunberg/nucular.html
I'm inclined to think that "nucular" isn't just a mistake, it's a dialect variation.
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- Grand Panjandrum
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I had a Pakistani roomate who spelled it that wayMirriam-Webster says:
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Nice link, Malachi. After reading the article I can't decide which is likyeller... um, likelier.This article suggests that some people say "nucular" specifically when talking about nukes.
http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~nunberg/nucular.html
I'm inclined to think that "nucular" isn't just a mistake, it's a dialect variation.
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