re: #296 swamprat

The Latin “nuculus”(sp?) is the base for nuclear. My science teacher said that early on, both words were used, then one pronunciation became more prevalent. He said all the fuss about the pronunciation was a lot of wind. This was in about 1970.

I was going to link to him to show how he was all famous and worked for NASA, but I can’t find him anymore.

Absolutely not true.

The word “nuclear” comes from the word “nucleus,” and it has never been pronounced “nuculus” by anyone except people who are ignorant and lazy about language.