tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post6419933566283634257..comments2024-03-04T13:23:26.433-06:00Comments on Stardust Musings and Thoughts for the Freethinker: Nuclear, not nucularStardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-38614365190295118702008-10-03T18:18:00.000-05:002008-10-03T18:18:00.000-05:00While excuses might be made for Ahmadinejad, there...While excuses might be made for Ahmadinejad, there is absolutely no excuse for an educated, literate American to mispronounce nuclear, especially after the error has been extremely mocked and brought to everyone's attention. It's a word not even affected by dialects from different areas of the country.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-83936413413196358542008-10-03T18:15:00.000-05:002008-10-03T18:15:00.000-05:00I pronounce his last name as Ahmadahmadingdong!Tom...<I>I pronounce his last name as Ahmadahmadingdong!</I><BR/><BR/>Tommy, LOL! <BR/><BR/>That's almost like McCain was pronouncing it. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like a character in the PeeWee Herman show.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-58686356842779607492008-10-03T17:26:00.000-05:002008-10-03T17:26:00.000-05:00I pronounce his last name as Ahmadahmadingdong!I pronounce his last name as Ahmadahmadingdong!Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-45924261007628287012008-10-03T17:19:00.000-05:002008-10-03T17:19:00.000-05:00Yes, there are two distinct consonents in Arabic -...Yes, there are two distinct consonents in Arabic -- the slightly aspirated H and the KH sound.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-45110562230503445522008-10-03T14:57:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:57:00.000-05:00Pronunication site for Ahmadinejadand others at Vo...Pronunication site for Ahmadinejad<BR/>and others at Voice of America:<BR/><BR/>http://names.voa.gov/DailyAction.cfmStardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-65288739929691469192008-10-03T14:56:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:56:00.000-05:00Thanks for pointing that out JA,I was listening to...Thanks for pointing that out JA,<BR/><BR/>I was listening to native speakers say it on a website of pronunciations of names, etc and it's more of a hard "H" sound than the harsh German-type "ACH!" sound that Palin, McCain and Biden were saying. I think if you cannot pronounce it in it's native accent properly, then just keep it AmericanStardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-67132113898388092912008-10-03T14:36:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:36:00.000-05:00There is no "K" or "CH" sound in Ahmadinejad.I'm p...<I>There is no "K" or "CH" sound in Ahmadinejad.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure there is one, although it's soft. Listen to an Arabic speaker say it and the 'h' is slightly aspirated.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.com