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Easterncedar

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5. Don't get me started!

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 02:08 AM

Feb 17

Why has ‘gifted’ replaced ‘given’? When did mitten and gotten become mi’en and gah en? Where did the first N in government disappear to? And the second one in environment?

No, sorry, must stop, breathe, go to sleep. The world has bigger problems. (I will, however, be grinding my teeth over nukyular for a while, too.) good night!

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] wcmagumba Feb 17 OP

Guilty as charged! Tasmanian Devil Feb 17 #1

Yes, I mispronounced the word for many years PatSeg Feb 17 #47

I'm with you Devil. Without thinking about it, I mispronounce it. Polly Hennessey Feb 17 #54

People pronounce words as they hear them iemanja Feb 17 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 17 #9

Yup, exactly -- it could hardly be otherwise (nt) William Seger Feb 17 #65

Jimmy Carter did it, too dpibel Feb 17 #3

And Jimmy Carter was a nucular engineer in the US Navy! Munu Feb 17 #46

Jimmy Carter pronounced "nuclear" as "NOO-kyuh-luhr" Brother Buzz Feb 17 #4

Southern style Easterncedar Feb 17 #6

There's something about the Southern style Brother Buzz Feb 17 #8

That's old NY Italian Polybius Feb 17 #15

My husband's dad, born and raised on "Lon-GUY-land"... 3catwoman3 Feb 17 #34

My neighbor pronounces oil as "awl" Jersey Devil Feb 17 #37

they say ALL Skittles Feb 17 #18

That was it Brother Buzz Feb 17 #68

I heard him pronounce it as nookeyur. That lazy southern tongue at work. generalbetrayus Feb 17 #10

Don't get me started! Easterncedar Feb 17 #5

Gifted annoys the hell out of me róisín_dubh Feb 17 #22

Easier for many to pronounce, because the tongue and mouth parts don't have to move as much tblue37 Feb 17 #7

Because there is this concept called "having an accent". FascismIsDeath Feb 17 #11

nope Skittles Feb 17 #17

Um... YEP, its can be an accent thing. FascismIsDeath Feb 17 #61

I grew up as a GI brat Skittles Feb 17 #63

That has zero to do with accent róisín_dubh Feb 17 #23

You don't know what you're talking about. FascismIsDeath Feb 17 #60

my other pet peeve is when people say "calvary" when they mean "cavalry" eShirl Feb 17 #12

supposably, realitor, infastructure, febuary, Don't get me started. lamp_shade Feb 17 #13

Love your tagline, too Easterncedar Feb 17 #25

Liberry for Library, Pitcher for Picture Diamond_Dog Feb 17 #64

Jewlery, ekspecially, mischevious, expresso, ekscape.... STOP ME! lamp_shade Feb 17 #66

My husband says mischevious. Diamond_Dog Feb 17 #67

Because after a while, pronouncing a certain word differently becomes our trademark Polybius Feb 17 #14

why do people say JEW-LER-Y instead of JEW-EL-RY Skittles Feb 17 #16

And Reelator instead of realtor! Easterncedar Feb 17 #26

My Wife Had That Habit ProfessorGAC Feb 17 #49

Pronunciation can get tricky... Joinfortmill Feb 17 #52

I guess if they hear George W Bush* (and admittedly Jimmy Carter before) say it that way hlthe2b Feb 17 #19

Drove me nuts every time he did it. tavernier Feb 17 #27

I believe certain regions in this country have traditional pronounciations. no_hypocrisy Feb 17 #20

The OP is about pronouncing it "new kew ler". That isn't regional. Mariana Feb 17 #43

Sort of like PEWWWlitzer not pullitzer. GreenWave Feb 17 #21

It is one of the things I cringe at Bettie Feb 17 #24

Regional pronunciation differences. Dulcinea Feb 17 #28

It is not regional. Mariana Feb 17 #44

Others Have Disagreed... ProfessorGAC Feb 17 #50

I only accent the first syllable... Soul_of_Wit Feb 17 #58

Axe instead of Ask MichMan Feb 17 #29

LOL - that particular mispronunciation has always irked me. Where does the extra "u" come from??? Vinca Feb 17 #30

New Clear J_William_Ryan Feb 17 #31

I wish people would speak proper. Doodley Feb 17 #32

Same reason people use the nonword "anyways" instead of "anyway." valleyrogue Feb 17 #33

The same way people say ask as axe. That is what they heard from other people. n/t Jacson6 Feb 17 #35

My dad corrected me when I was a boy. He said, say New Clear. Emile Feb 17 #36

It's an innocent mispronunciation for most Johnny2X2X Feb 17 #38

That 'nice-to-have-a-beer-with' equinophobic silver spoon cowboy Ilsa Feb 17 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Feb 17 #40

I believe that Lex Luthor pronounced it that way in Superman IV Orrex Feb 17 #41

Pacifically.... odins folly Feb 17 #42

One of my good friends pronounces it this way fujiyamasan Feb 17 #45

Its ridicalous! maxsolomon Feb 17 #48

Riddikulus! :-) Ilsa Feb 17 #55

regional accents? Just a guess. Joinfortmill Feb 17 #51

Ike stahted it. yorkster Feb 17 #53

Ambience is another head-scratcher to me Torchlight Feb 17 #56

Thank you for Traildogbob Feb 17 #57

It is not Dee-troit (n/m) Soul_of_Wit Feb 17 #59

There Are Some Who Would Beg To Disagree, Big Time! ...... ColoringFool Feb 17 #62

DEE is often used for emphasis Soul_of_Wit Feb 17 #70

My pet peeves JustAnotherGen Feb 17 #69

Don't Rebl2 Feb 17 #71