# Pronounciation: Is ‘fenta-nawl’ the new ‘new-cue-lur’? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900 "2020-01-24T15:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900/41 "2025-06-05T02:10:35Z")
Well, with SEE-gars and UM-brellas, we’ve strayed a little from the correct “fentanyl” pronunciation. So may I rail against the two-syllable pronunciation of “veteran?” Nobody throws a “lat-ral” pass or praises a “butt-ry” tasting biscuit. Why are veterans denied that extra little syllable, making them “vet-rans?” ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900/42 "2025-06-05T04:36:36Z")
> [@Nyvaak](#): > > Nobody throws a “lat-ral” pass or praises a “butt-ry” tasting biscuit. But I do sometimes hear about something being powered by a “batt-ry.” ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900/43 "2025-06-05T06:01:33Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > But I do sometimes hear about something being powered by a “batt-ry.” True. All too true. Nevertheless, I hear that approximately 1/50th as often as I hear about “vet-rans.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900.md?page=2)