I should, perhaps, apologize to Beth anyway. Contrary to what my earlier post seems to say, it bothers me too. (But my pronunciation of Ethernet bothers one of my colleagues- we recently had a discussion among the department members about the correct pronunciation of infantilize and we constantly tease each other about pronouncing myelin (I have to admit I'm the odd one who pronounces it more toward the British "my e leen"). Oh, and my wife says "era term" instead of error term. She's southern and quite intelligent.) I think Pinker's comment though was attempting to say that it isn't pronunciation that signals a candidates cognitive abilities but that, in the case in question, there were other and better indicators of a lack of strong cognitive abilities. (Oh. Does anyone else find it a bit maddening how folks pronounce Zajonc?) :) Tim
-----Original Message----- From: Marc Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 6:40 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Stephen Pinker champions "nuc-u-lar"??? I'm with you, Beth, except for one datum: Jimmy Carter, nukular physicist. Very smart man, but couldn't say "nuclear" for love or money... :) m Marc Carter Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley y ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
