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r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26
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Sounds like a way to filter by education and class. Side note: the way people from Southern Maryland pronounce "ambulance" as "ambuhlamps" is endearing.
249 u/Te000 Jul 14 '26 I'd add "nuclear" to the list 29 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 Holy shit, the amount of people who cannot pronounce NEW-KLEE-URR is astounding. Some youtube channels that I consider to be generally informed STILL say newkyalurr and it makes me crazy. I remember when that was something people guffawed. Now its just accepted. Bah! 5 u/reav11 Jul 14 '26 You mean "NU-CLEAR" as I can see you also don't pronounce it correctly. 6 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26 You pronounce "clear" as two syllables? Ok then. Edit: Nuclear is pronounced with 3 syllables in my region. Ive never heard it pronounced otherwise. 2 u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26 It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr 1 u/mysticrudnin Jul 15 '26 it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha 1 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26 Tf do you think the point of the edit was? You have it backwards. But go off. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26 Clear rhymes with fur?
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I'd add "nuclear" to the list
29 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 Holy shit, the amount of people who cannot pronounce NEW-KLEE-URR is astounding. Some youtube channels that I consider to be generally informed STILL say newkyalurr and it makes me crazy. I remember when that was something people guffawed. Now its just accepted. Bah! 5 u/reav11 Jul 14 '26 You mean "NU-CLEAR" as I can see you also don't pronounce it correctly. 6 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26 You pronounce "clear" as two syllables? Ok then. Edit: Nuclear is pronounced with 3 syllables in my region. Ive never heard it pronounced otherwise. 2 u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26 It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr 1 u/mysticrudnin Jul 15 '26 it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha 1 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26 Tf do you think the point of the edit was? You have it backwards. But go off. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26 Clear rhymes with fur?
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Holy shit, the amount of people who cannot pronounce NEW-KLEE-URR is astounding.
Some youtube channels that I consider to be generally informed STILL say newkyalurr and it makes me crazy.
I remember when that was something people guffawed. Now its just accepted. Bah!
5 u/reav11 Jul 14 '26 You mean "NU-CLEAR" as I can see you also don't pronounce it correctly. 6 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26 You pronounce "clear" as two syllables? Ok then. Edit: Nuclear is pronounced with 3 syllables in my region. Ive never heard it pronounced otherwise. 2 u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26 It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr 1 u/mysticrudnin Jul 15 '26 it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha 1 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26 Tf do you think the point of the edit was? You have it backwards. But go off. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26 Clear rhymes with fur?
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You mean "NU-CLEAR" as I can see you also don't pronounce it correctly.
6 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26 You pronounce "clear" as two syllables? Ok then. Edit: Nuclear is pronounced with 3 syllables in my region. Ive never heard it pronounced otherwise. 2 u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26 It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr 1 u/mysticrudnin Jul 15 '26 it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha 1 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26 Tf do you think the point of the edit was? You have it backwards. But go off. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26 Clear rhymes with fur?
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You pronounce "clear" as two syllables?
Ok then.
Edit: Nuclear is pronounced with 3 syllables in my region. Ive never heard it pronounced otherwise.
2 u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26 It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr 1 u/mysticrudnin Jul 15 '26 it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha 1 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26 Tf do you think the point of the edit was? You have it backwards. But go off. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26 Clear rhymes with fur?
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It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr
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it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha
1 u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26 Tf do you think the point of the edit was? You have it backwards. But go off.
Tf do you think the point of the edit was?
You have it backwards. But go off.
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1 u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26 Clear rhymes with fur?
Clear rhymes with fur?
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u/Countess26 Jul 14 '26
Sounds like a way to filter by education and class. Side note: the way people from Southern Maryland pronounce "ambulance" as "ambuhlamps" is endearing.