A New and Clear Candidate: An Odd Thing about Gov. Palin's Speech

[beamjockey]

In the transcript of the speech, the word "nuclear" is rendered phonetically as "new-clear," as though the speechwriter was worried that the speaker might mispronounce it.

As a foe of "nucular," I applaud the care taken to pronounce the word correctly. (I would have fixed the spelling before releasing the transcript, but I understand that people in the campaign are very busy and might not have time for such details.)

Comments

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

True, but seeing "NEW-CLEAR" on your teleprompter gives you a good chance of reaching the correct pronunciation. Also, "newclear" is not as bad as "nucular."