I’m embarrassed for the man. The realization that intelligence we had months ago that indicates that Iran apparently halted development of nuclear weapons four years ago forced our President to use the word nuclear … however he pronounces it “nucular.”
The rest of the world has to be chuckling if not fully busting up with laughter. How can the man that was elected to lead the supposed “greatest country in the world” not know how to pronounce a word that has become increasingly more frequently used as of late.
It seems to me it only requires a simple glance at the word to realize that immediately after the c comes the l … which is followed by an e, an a , and an r. Spell it out, Mr. President … Nuc-le-ar. It’s like those people out there who seem to think that the word caramel should be pronounced “car-mul.” Do they know how uneducated that makes them sound? Do they care?
And while I’m at it I might as well point out that the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers is named Fa- Vre … not Farve … but since that’s a name I’ll allow for other pronunciation rules (perhaps those of the French in this case.)
I know in this day and age our language is evolving .. for better or worse, and in some crowds it’s fashionable to “tweak” the language or develop new variations thereof … but can some presidential adviser please put an end to the madness??
Thank you,
Geronimo
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December 7, 2007 at 1:08 pm
When you start talking about Brett Favre, you cross the line!
Don’t be a hater.