We turn to Stanford University Professor Seth Lerer, scholar of the English language: "I have come to believe that in fact, that is a regional or class dialect pronunciation, and that while educated ...
When speaking about nuclear weapons, George W. Bush invariably pronounces the word “nucular.” Is this an acceptable pronunciation? Not really. Changing “nu-clee-ar” into “nu-cu-lar” is an example of ...
When a politician uses the word "nucular," it's no accident. The common mispronunciation of "nuclear" by folks who should know better -- including senators on the Armed Services Committee and military ...
Stanford linguistics professor Nunberg suggests using language as a""jumping-off point"" to learn more about Americans' evolving values and attitudes in this feisty, humorous collection of essays ...
What's all this stuff and nonsense about "nuclear/nucular"? ("The War Against Nucular Peliferation," Letters, Nov. 15). Apart from President Eisenhower's use of "nucular," which never raised any ...
…with this applause line: "The Iranian government is defying the world with its nucular ambitions, and the nations of the world must not permit the Iranian regime to gain nucular weapons." And so the ...
OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: Portland weirdo-pop outfit Nucular Aminals has a recording date with famed producer Steve Albini in July, but the band hasnâ t exactly figured out how to pay for it. Instead of ...
Jacob Sullum | 7.27.2004 12:44 PM ...
2004-07-10T21:44:56-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/BookTV_default-image.jpgMr. Nunberg spoke about his book, Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture ...
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