Bush and the "mispronouncing" of Nuclear...(RANT)

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-02-02 04:26pm

This rant is brought on by a thread on ASVS about Bush "mispronouncing" Nuclear in his state of the union speech....

Why is it that everyone in America is, according to New Yorkers, supposed
to sound like they're from that misbegotten pisshole, or else they're idiots?

I suppose next you'll be talking about how Midwesterners and
people from New England talk "funny"....

See this?

The farther below that sign, the more you fucking NEW YAAAWKERS
are the morons who can't talk worth SHIT.

{edited to fix it to refer to "pronouncation" instead of "spelling"}

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-02-02 04:36pm

Aww, mah haht is bleedin' faw, ya! Heah's wat a New Yawkah has to say ta yah: FAWK YOU MUTHAFAWKAH!

EDIT: I know no one that talks like that, including myself.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-02-02 04:38pm

Didn't someone point out that the West Virginian mountainers are the closest to Colonial English? New Yorkers just can't figure out how to separate words. "Forget about it" is supposed to be three words, not one

. 'Course, I'm in the South, where people add syllables to words.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-02-02 04:47pm

MKSheppard wrote:This rant is brought on by a thread on ASVS about Bush "misspelling" Nuclear in his state of the union speech....

He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-02-02 04:53pm

Durandal wrote: He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.

Carter pronounced it that way too, and he was from Georgia. Like I said, us
Southerners don't complain about the way you Midwesterners and New
Englanders, and New Yorkers speak, but we are constantly shit upon
by you condescending bastards.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-02 05:00pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Durandal wrote: He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.
Carter pronounced it that way too, and he was from Georgia. Like I said, us
Southerners don't complain about the way you Midwesterners and New
Englanders, and New Yorkers speak, but we are constantly shit upon
by you condescending bastards.

Carter was also a trained nuclear engineer, or it may have been only a technician, in the USN...

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-02 05:01pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Durandal wrote: He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.
Carter pronounced it that way too, and he was from Georgia. Like I said, us
Southerners don't complain about the way you Midwesterners and New
Englanders, and New Yorkers speak, but we are constantly shit upon
by you condescending bastards.

Carter was also a trained nuclear engineer, or it may have been only a technician, in the USN...

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-02-02 05:01pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Durandal wrote: He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.
Carter pronounced it that way too, and he was from Georgia. Like I said, us
Southerners don't complain about the way you Midwesterners and New
Englanders, and New Yorkers speak, but we are constantly shit upon
by you condescending bastards.

OK, Shep:

I don't say much about how other people talk, but there are two kinds of people: Those who say "new-klee-ar," and retards.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-02 05:04pm

Iceberg wrote:
MKSheppard wrote:
Durandal wrote: He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.
Carter pronounced it that way too, and he was from Georgia. Like I said, us
Southerners don't complain about the way you Midwesterners and New
Englanders, and New Yorkers speak, but we are constantly shit upon
by you condescending bastards.
OK, Shep:

I don't say much about how other people talk, but there are two kinds of people: Those who say "new-klee-ar," and retards.

"Nuhk-lear. It's nuhk-lear."
[Homer Simpson]

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-02-02 05:06pm

Homer said nu-cu-lar. Not the correct way.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-02 05:10pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Homer said nu-cu-lar. Not the correct way.

That's what I tried to mean but I altered the spelling again. D'OH!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-02 05:12pm

Iceberg wrote:
MKSheppard wrote:
Durandal wrote: He didn't misspell it. He mispronounced it. It's not "new-kew-lar." It's "new-klee-ar." It's one of the most infuriating mispronunciations in existence, frankly, because it makes him sound like a fucking idiot. He's one of those people who probably says "irregardless," too.
Carter pronounced it that way too, and he was from Georgia. Like I said, us
Southerners don't complain about the way you Midwesterners and New
Englanders, and New Yorkers speak, but we are constantly shit upon
by you condescending bastards.
OK, Shep:

I don't say much about how other people talk, but there are two kinds of people: Those who say "new-klee-ar," and retards.

Three actually, the above two, and morons who consider incredibly minor things that don't Actually effect anything important.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-02-02 05:16pm

Iceberg wrote: I don't say much about how other people talk, but there are two kinds of people: Those who say "new-klee-ar," and retards.

And there are two kinds of people: Normal people, and fucking morons who
elect a governor who's more interested in getting gigs on TV than actually
governing..

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-02-02 05:22pm

You're just annoyed because you didn't have a governor who's an ex-Navy SEAL.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-02-02 05:27pm

Iceberg wrote:You're just annoyed because you didn't have a governor who's an ex-Navy SEAL.

Ventura is an embarassment. During his whole term, he kept trying to
mug the fucking camera rather than actually GOVERN...

And us in Maryland are quite happy with our new governor, whos
re-starting the death penalty after so many years of dis-use....

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-02-02 06:05pm

Since you obviously can't tell the difference between a joke and a real attack, Shep:

Grow a fucking sense of humor.

Well, that and, to paraphrase George Carlin, "Stupid is not a legitimate accent."

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-02-02 06:55pm

Pronouncing it "nu-cu-lar" is just fine, if your intent is to prove that you're stupid. Do you also pronounce the word "nucleus" as "nu-cu-leus"?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-02 07:21pm

Here's what I think abpiut it all: You say "to-may-to", I say "blerrghh".

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-02-02 07:25pm

Iceberg wrote:Since you obviously can't tell the difference between a joke and a real attack, Shep:

Grow a fucking sense of humor.

Well, that and, to paraphrase George Carlin, "Stupid is not a legitimate accent."

I knew someone said it before me. Dalton should probably take my quote off of the FUQ

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-02 08:21pm

Damnit people... so what if someone pronounces a word differently than you. The US is a fucking MELTING POT of people of different ethnicities. Of COURSE we're all going to have different accents and ways of saying things.

Haven't you seen the new Crunch bar with Caramel commercial with Shaquille O'Neil? That right there shows you there are two ways of pronouncing Caramel. And PECAN. How do YOU pronounce PECAN.

Pee-kan?
Pee-kahn?
Pe'khan?

Fucking leave Bush alone. Texas has its own fucking accent. Don't bitch because he supposedly "mispronounces" a word. Bitch at him when he makes stupid decisions.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-02-02 08:28pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:Don't bitch because he supposedly "mispronounces" a word.

"Supposedly?"

This is the same sort of situation as someone pronouncing "toe-may-toe" as "ter-mah-tay." It's quite simply totally wrong.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-02 08:30pm

Pablo Sanchez wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Don't bitch because he supposedly "mispronounces" a word.
"Supposedly?"

This is the same sort of situation as someone pronouncing "toe-may-toe" as "ter-mah-tay." It's quite simply totally wrong.

No it isn't. It's simple area accent. Fuck, *I* usually say 'mater, not tomato. That's because I'm from the South. That does not MEAN that it is WRONG. Everyone around here (the South) knows what I'm saying.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-02 08:33pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:
Pablo Sanchez wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:Don't bitch because he supposedly "mispronounces" a word.
"Supposedly?"

This is the same sort of situation as someone pronouncing "toe-may-toe" as "ter-mah-tay." It's quite simply totally wrong.
No it isn't. It's simple area accent. Fuck, *I* usually say 'mater, not tomato. That's because I'm from the South. That does not MEAN that it is WRONG. Everyone around here (the South) knows what I'm saying.

That's prolly why for me Southern American English is the hardest for me to understand

Much harder than Scottish *g*

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2003-02-02 08:35pm

Kelly Antilles wrote: Texas has its own fucking accent. Don't bitch because he supposedly "mispronounces" a word.

Watch where you aim that. I'm Texan and I don't know anyone who says it that way.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-02 08:35pm

Dahak wrote: That's prolly why for me Southern American English is the hardest for me to understand

Much harder than Scottish *g*

*heh* Yeah, Scottish is pretty hard. But, we do speak slow. Not like Yankees who have to speak fast in order to get a word in edgewise.

(no offence Dalton)