That didn’t sound right…
August 2nd 2008 07:10
If anyone saw Get Smart recently, they might recall a scene in the film where the Chief shouted, “It’s nuclear! NEW KLEE AH!!!” at the president who’d just said, “NEW KEE LAH”. You might even recall a crazy woman laughing in the audience saying in a loud whisper, “That’s me! That’s me!” of the Chief. That would’ve been yours truly. I totally understand the Chief’s little outburst.
When I first heard the word “nuclear” being pronounced “NEW KEE LAH”, I thought it was how Americans said it. That was around the same time I learned that aluminium was “aluminum” in the USA. Needless to say, I was mistaken.
It reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons where Marge also mispronounced “nuclear” as well as:
foliage (it’s FOH LEE IJ or FOH LIJ not FOI LIJ)
library (it’s LIE BRUH REE or LIE BREE not LIE BARE REE)
Another word that is often mispronounced (most likely because it is misspelled) is:
pronunciation (not pronounciation)
And while I’ve never heard the following word mispronounced, I’d like to take this opportunity to point out that it is a word I’ve seen misspelled too often:
congratulations (not congradulations or congradualations)
Happy chatting and writing!
When I first heard the word “nuclear” being pronounced “NEW KEE LAH”, I thought it was how Americans said it. That was around the same time I learned that aluminium was “aluminum” in the USA. Needless to say, I was mistaken.
It reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons where Marge also mispronounced “nuclear” as well as:
foliage (it’s FOH LEE IJ or FOH LIJ not FOI LIJ)
library (it’s LIE BRUH REE or LIE BREE not LIE BARE REE)
Another word that is often mispronounced (most likely because it is misspelled) is:
pronunciation (not pronounciation)
And while I’ve never heard the following word mispronounced, I’d like to take this opportunity to point out that it is a word I’ve seen misspelled too often:
congratulations (not congradulations or congradualations)
Happy chatting and writing!
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