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[Alex]

On the misspoken words front (which I don't consider very relevant to anything), Biden also referred to Bosniacs instead of Bosnians.

As far as "nukular" I wrote this on my LJ earlier:

Sorry people. The lamest criticism anybody ever makes about a politician is bitching if they say nukular instead of nuclear.

This battle has been lost, language is the way it is used. As Mirriam Webster 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."

Bitching about it just looks equally stupid (in my opinion, of course). And I say this as someone who says nuclear right properly. Saying nukular is not a sign of ignorance or stupidity, it is simply the way the word is said in broad swaths of America (and beyond). It is time to get over it.