Nucular pronunciation in the US

[nq:1]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
I think that Mr President is happy to say it wherever he may be.

Redwine
Hamburg

[nq:1]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
It seems to be more common in East Tennessee (where I'm from) than it is in southeast Michigan (where I've lived for a long time). However, it's rather hard to know beyond one's own experience, which doesn't usually include familiarity with pronunciations throug

[nq:2]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
[nq:1]I think that Mr President is happy to say it wherever he may be.[/nq]
Yes; I was going to say that it seems to be extremely common in Washington these days.
John

[nq:2]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
[nq:1]I think that Mr President is happy to say it wherever he may be.[/nq]
I don't know. I had thought it was regional, but I recently saw an old film of a person from a very different part of the country and he pronounced the word that way too. From Boston

Cece filted:
[nq:1]Previously, I had thought "nukular" accompanied "athalete" and such.[/nq]
That's supposably true..r

(re "nucular")
[nq:1]I don't know. I had thought it was regional, but I recently saw an old film of a person from ... pronounced the word that way too. From Boston. John F. Kennedy. Previously, I had thought "nukular" accompanied "athalete" and such.[/nq]
Cece, where did you hear this? There are sound files of Kennedy on the Web where he says "nuclear" in the perfectly standard manner. In

[nq:1]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
New at Amazon: Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Times by Geoffrey Nunberg. First book I've seen with "nucular" in the title. The preliminary reviews suggest that a lot of AUE-ers would enjoy it.

Liebs
Who hears

[nq:1]Cece filted:[/nq]
[nq:2]Previously, I had thought "nukular" accompanied "athalete" and such.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's supposably true..r[/nq]
At least that's what my secertary told me, just after her burgalry.

Edward

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[nq:1]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
"Nucular" is more popular in the Western U.S. than in the Eastern U.S.

Professor Redwine :
[nq:2]Is the pronunciation "nucular" more common in certain parts of the US or is its usage fairly equal throughout the country?[/nq]
[nq:1]I think that Mr President is happy to say it wherever he may be.[/nq]
One day I was sure I heard him telling about his struggle against "chemical, biological and 'new killer' weapons" ;-)
(other nations' ones, obviously)