Well, according to Homer Simpson, the correct pronunciation IS "nucular" (he
corrected his daughter Lisa in one of the episodes).

Ezra


"Stephen C. Gallagher" wrote:

> That part irks me too.  Saying "nucular" instead of "nuclear"
> is no different than saying "pisghetti" instead of spaghetti.
>
> But I did notice him mentioning litres.
>
> Now let's see what the news reports.
>
> Stephen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Wentworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 29 January 2003 07:51
> Subject: [USMA:24672] Re: State of the Union
>
> > I was glad to hear liters used in the State of the Union address with no
> FFU
> > translation, but I'm puzzled about one thing.  The President kept
> referring
> > to things called "nucular weapons."  Are those different from nuclear
> > weapons?  Also, do we have nucular submarines in addition to our nuclear
> > submarines?  --  Jason

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