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SeattleVet

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15. 'Nucular' is an all-too-common mispronunciation...

Reply to Tndem615 (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 28, 2021, 10:03 PM

Apr 2021

even former President Jimmy Carter (who had training in that field when he was in the Navy) used that mispronunciation, and it grated on my ears every time he said it.

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My heart goes out to him every time he stumbles a little... [View all] Aristus Apr 2021 OP

I APPLAUD him, for handling it. elleng Apr 2021 #1

Yes. Aristus Apr 2021 #3

Joe IS America - stumble, get up, get going forward. I truly love that man. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2021 #2

Remember.. luvs2sing Apr 2021 #4

That's bdamomma Apr 2021 #13

He Tndem615 Apr 2021 #5

'Nucular' is an all-too-common mispronunciation... SeattleVet Apr 2021 #15

Mine, too. 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #23

"Watch what they do, not what they say" - Rachel Maddow sop Apr 2021 #6

And yet, he remains pitch perfect Mersky Apr 2021 #7

I think the whole country is going to be more accepting of speech problems. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #8

I think that he is doing great. CentralMass Apr 2021 #9

As I said in another thread, cilla4progress Apr 2021 #10

Just think about how hard that is to overcome. bamagal62 Apr 2021 #11

I love people who make mistakes and correct them in public malaise Apr 2021 #12

He does not try to act like there was no error - like the former guy always did. TomSlick Apr 2021 #14

showing bdamomma Apr 2021 #16

Cruz bdamomma Apr 2021 #17

8 years Tndem615 Apr 2021 #18

Let's not forget George W. Bush. sop Apr 2021 #19

As a teacher, I've worked with a lot of kids who stutter teach1st Apr 2021 #20

I didn't hear that much stumbling. LiberalFighter Apr 2021 #21

Every time he stumbles over a word I think about all the people he has helped with the same problem world wide wally Apr 2021 #22

I think the word was "escalating" IcyPeas Apr 2021 #24

Absolutely. senseandsensibility Apr 2021 #25

King George the VI, Queen Elizabeth's father had a terrible stutter. He was one of England's PortTack Apr 2021 #26

I am so impressed with Joe Biden, how timely he is for the USA PufPuf23 Apr 2021 #27

He also evolved... electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #28