It's probably the rapper effect, rather than the ex-President Carter
effect. And never keep your mouth shut. American, ah, English,
possesses a glut of words and sounds to which any and all may, can
and do contribute. It often offends our distinguished cousins in the
Empire, but then we've been offending them--linguistically and
otherwise <g>--since the 18th Century, so not to worry. It's all in
good fun. <wink>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Feb 22, 2009, at 2:39 AM, Nicoletta Da Ros wrote:
> i keep hearing people pronouncing it closer to "ludacris," maybe
> it's the
> "nucular effect"...
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