Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A note to newsreaders from the Pronunciation Unit

Say "new". Say "clear". Now, say "nuclear".

6 comments:

  1. Whatever the correct pronunciation, you can be sure that the man (or woman?) who presses the button to start WWIII will say "New Kule Are"

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  2. Eh? What's all this rating stuff? And are all the posts going to be short or what? Like the possible further reading links though.

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  3. "As well a well-wrought urn becomes
    The greatest ashes, as half-acre tombs"

    And knowing me, how would you ever think I could stick to short observations?

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  4. So much easier when it was "atomic". Why won't people leave well alone?

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  5. Ya'll better be careful 'bout how you go sayin' nucular or yer liable to git nuked.

    Signed,
    dubya

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  6. Matt - I'm ducking and covering, Bubba.

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