November 19, 2012

"I’m proud to be the first American president to visit this spectacular country..."

"... and I am very pleased that one of my first stops is to visit with an icon of democracy who has inspired so many people, not just in this country but all around the world."

ADDED: "Obama Repeatedly Mispronounces Aung San Suu Kyi."

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Ralph L said...

I did, however, manage to count 4 Black faces (no families) among the 4000 I saw last winter in 20 national parks and forests and in state parks, forests and beaches of the West
I hope you turned them in for a proper beating, so they'll stay out of our parks.

I, me, mine.
Topic #1 is always Himself
Someone needs to dig up Zombie Dorothy Bush to knock his I's out, like she did GHWB's.

Lydia said...

Hard to believe that Chip S and Lydia are trivializingthe topic of this post. Have they no shame! Next they'll be lobbying to put "nucular" in the OED.

Well, leslyn, as it happens the OED does have an entry for "nucular." Although that nucular means "resembling a nucule, nut-shaped; of or relating to a nucule." Hmm...a small nut -- how tall are you? ;-)

Anyway, as to the "nucular" pronounciation for "nuclear," the OED says this:
"The colloquial pronunciation Brit. /ˈnjuːkjʊlə/ , U.S. /ˈn(j)ukjələr/ (freq. rendered in written form as nucular) has been criticized in usage guides since at least the mid 20th cent, although it is now commonly given as a variant in modern dictionaries."

And Webster's says:

"Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-kyə-lər\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers."

I'm blaming the little nut for this pronunciation.

MayBee said...

Obama has mispronounced her name in past speeches, as well.

I'm surprised nobody pulled him aside to teach him what her name is. He usually seems so intent on pronouncing things "correctly", like "Pock-ee-ston" and "Toll- lee-bon".

I'm also curious what his use of the name Myanmar means, especially combined with his decision to call The Falkland Islands "Maldives" (should have been Malvinas).

Nathan Alexander said...

phx,
Liberals are cold-hearted murderers:
1) Abortion
2) National Socialists
3) Che
4) Mao
5) Stalin
6) the deaths and ruin arising from the so-called Great Society and War on Poverty
7) Castro

Want to try to pretend liberals never supported Che, Mao, Stalin, Castro?

It isn't my fault you are self-deluded and ignorant of the history of the ideology you embrace.

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