# A Guide to Pronouncing Easy Words for Those Who Can't

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 16, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guide-to-pronouncing-easy-words-for-those-who-cant/255430 "2004-07-16T15:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guide-to-pronouncing-easy-words-for-those-who-cant/255430/141 "2004-07-26T14:50:52Z")

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> [@jastu](#):
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> No **Calm Kiwi** , I have never heard nuclear mispronounced here or Australia. I hope you aren’t suggesting John Campbell or Carol Hirschfeld say it this way. 😃

Sorry :(. My ears are obviously broken. I have tried so hard to say that word right. I just can’t do it.

Just as well we are nuc-u-lar free. 😉

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