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Should the spelling of "Nuclear" be changed to "Nucular" to more closely coincide with it's usage by Bush?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Hey, what a great idea. Then when he mispronounces that he might actually pronounce it correctly. You should see Letterman's "Great Presidential Speeches" for a belly laugh. He does one almost nightly.

  • 1 decade ago

    CARTER WAS A NUCULAR OFFICER IN THE NAVY!!!!

    Some people are more up to speed than others when it comes to knowing how "foolish" Dems have looked.

    And that is how he said it:

    "Not only did Jimmy Carter pronounce it "nucular" -- I recently saw a tape of then-President Carter, in which he spoke the word -- he served on temporary duty with the Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Reactor Development and Naval Reactors Branch. He also assisted in developing the ("nucular") power plant for U.S.S. Seawolf, and was in training to become the engineering officer aboard Seawolf when he left the Navy."

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    To be consistent, we would need to rewrite the grammar books as well. And the rules of Aristotlean logic. And the Geneva Convention. And the Bible. Um, maybe you lot could just get rid of him instead?

    Source(s): My pet US pronunciation hate is is "boo-ee" for buoy.
  • 1 decade ago

    Yea, and we should change the spelling of " car " to ' caa " so we won't make the yankees feel stupid for pronouncing the word wrong.

    Got any other bright ideas ???

    EDIT: I see one of the yankees who say " caa " instead of the correct " car " is awke this time of night.

    Thanks for the negative vote.

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  • 1 decade ago

    No. I can pronounce it properly, so why can't he? The other way doesn't sound phonetically right. Bush isn't the only political leader in the world, so why should speech patterns evolve around him?

  • 1 decade ago

    The only spelling that needs a change is "Bush" to "Push"!

  • 1 decade ago

    No, Bush has obvious difficulties saying lots of words, we don't need to re-write the dictionary--he'll be out of office soon enough!

  • Geri42
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    1 decade ago

    Absolutely NOTHING should be done to accommodate Bush in any way. He's the biggest liar in nine counties.

  • 1 decade ago

    NO

    Just because yanks cant spell or speak correctly doesnt mean we should cater to them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Nah, I think it should be New Ka Lure...that would be one hell of a fish bait!!!

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