Pronunciation wars
Descriptivists and prescriptivists duke it out at MetaFilter.
Why? Merriam-Webster added Bush's "nucular" pronunciation to the "nuclear" entry.
posted by Nicole @ 11:54 AM
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Sunday, January 30, 2005
Why? Merriam-Webster added Bush's "nucular" pronunciation to the "nuclear" entry.
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