Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Oct 18, 2006, at 12:27 AM, Mark D Lew wrote:
There's a very large body of -cular words pulling the pronunciation in
that direction, against virtually none that end with a sound like
-cle-ar.
This makes me wonder: do people who say nucular also say nuculus?
Nuculotide? Enuculated? Nuculons? Nuculic acids?
Just wondering.
Probably not anymore than people who say gren-ich instead of green-wich
say they're wearing a gren sweater instead of green sweater.
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David H. Bailey
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