nucular
Saying "nuclear" wrong
Nucular is a common mispronunciation of nuclear, swapping the second syllable's vowel sounds.
The pronunciation became notorious when used by President George W.
Bush and is often cited as an example of nonstandard speech, though it appears across education levels and regions: He kept saying "nucular" and it drove the physics professor crazy.
Manner of speaking words
- malapropismSound-alike word confusion
- dialectRegional language variety
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
vernacular · regionalism · speech · accent · phonetic · articulation · enunciation · slang
Animated TV family
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- parodySatirical imitation
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
caricature · buffoon · ignorance · anti-intellectual · stereotype · sitcom · cartoon · lampoon
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- malapropismSound-alike word confusion
- dialectRegional language variety
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
folksy · vernacular · regionalism · speech · accent · phonetic · articulation · enunciation · slang · informal
Simpsons
Animated TV family
mockery · caricature · buffoon · ignorance · anti-intellectual · stereotype · sitcom · cartoon · lampoon · spoof
- word errorseggcorn, malapropism, could of, would of, for all intensive purposes
- Bushismsstrategery, internets, fuzzy math, decider, fool me once
- Misspellingsmisspelling, typo, spelling error, mistype, teh
- grammar debatesirregardless, ain't, split infinitive, singular they, could of