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Nuclear

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 21-Aug-22 09:26:14

Yet again I’ve just heard this pronounced ‘nucular’ - by a tv reporter. Why is it that so many seem incapable of pronouncing the word correctly?

Witzend Tue 11-Oct-22 19:52:12

Sickth instead of sixth is my ‘favourite’.

And Bark instead of Bach - which I’ve heard more than once on the radio from people who really ought to know better.

kircubbin2000 Tue 11-Oct-22 09:11:59

merlotgran

Fuge because they can’t say Huge.

Also pronounced queuge.

kircubbin2000 Tue 11-Oct-22 09:10:09

Contra Bute for con trib ute.

kircubbin2000 Tue 11-Oct-22 09:06:40

Weary is often used instead of wary.' I was weary passing a gang of teenagers' or 'be weary of scam calls.

HowVeryDareYou Tue 11-Oct-22 08:37:10

Burgulry instead of burglary

Mizuna Tue 11-Oct-22 08:35:34

'You're listening to Cahlassic FM.'

Greyduster Tue 11-Oct-22 08:29:18

Droring! ??.

nanna8 Tue 11-Oct-22 08:22:54

Austraya. Some strange country between Austria and Australia?

yggdrasil Tue 11-Oct-22 08:20:09

The one that annoys me is Alexander Armstrong on Pointless who always says 'geography' as 'joggraphy'. The 'geo' prefix has a meaning!

Fleurpepper Mon 10-Oct-22 22:33:34

Ali08

And 'julery' instead of 'jewellery'. Can't they see there's a 'w' in there?

Oh yes, because we say 'Warwick' with a 'w' in the middle, of course. Most 'w's are not pronounced. Should we say 'Knee' with a ke, because there is a 'k'!

Fleurpepper Mon 10-Oct-22 22:12:26

We are getting closer and closer, by the day, to a possible nuclear war, And all you think about is how it is pronounced? Really?

IrishDancing Mon 10-Oct-22 22:07:42

Westminister
Stormount

Ali08 Wed 21-Sept-22 12:54:15

And 'julery' instead of 'jewellery'. Can't they see there's a 'w' in there?

SpringyChicken Mon 22-Aug-22 10:58:40

I cringe if a Countdown contestant says constonant for consonant.

Wheniwasyourage Mon 22-Aug-22 10:53:52

Scribbles grin

What about those who suffer from chickenpox (they caught them at school) or have to have their appendix out (all of them)?

Scribbles Mon 22-Aug-22 10:30:01

I feel sorry for all those poor souls suffering from Arthuritis.

Wheniwasyourage Mon 22-Aug-22 10:24:59

absent

I think aluminum was the original name given to the metal by Humphrey Davy, but he later referred to it as aluminium. The former became the official USA spelling and pronunciation while "English English" speakers use aluminium.

A lot of metals end in "ium", so maybe that is why aluminium was changed to fit in with the rest. The rest of us who would claim to speak British English say "aluminium" too, not just the English.

merlotgran Sun 21-Aug-22 21:21:14

Fuge because they can’t say Huge.

Grannybags Sun 21-Aug-22 21:10:33

George Bush used to pronounce terrorists as tourists which was always slightly alarming!

sodapop Sun 21-Aug-22 20:45:47

grin purpledaffodil

crazyH Sun 21-Aug-22 20:42:55

‘Mischiev-ee-ous’ is the one that really grinds. Almost everyone I know, gets it wrong. ?

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 21-Aug-22 20:02:20

Heeneous instead of heinous too.

absent Sun 21-Aug-22 19:59:34

I think aluminum was the original name given to the metal by Humphrey Davy, but he later referred to it as aluminium. The former became the official USA spelling and pronunciation while "English English" speakers use aluminium.

Sparklefizz Sun 21-Aug-22 19:10:05

.... also mischiev-ee-ous instead of mischievous. There is no "i" after the "v". Grrr.

Purpledaffodil Sun 21-Aug-22 18:50:54

AND prostrate cancer instead of prostate cancer. I can’t take that lying down ?