Nuclear is not pronounced Nucular : Discover Columbus

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Aug. 5, 2006

Nuclear is not pronounced Nucular

Foxtrot

REALTORS® Magazine Editor's Note "Life's affirmations" in the August 2006 REALTOR Magazine has a great Foxtrot cartoon... someone pronounces REALTOR® 'Real-i-tor." It is a two syllable word... Real-tor.

Wish I could share the cartoon.... here's the cartoonist's site. Foxtrot by Bill Amend.

The editor wrote:

"A great cartoon puts a knowing smile on the reader’s face. With this Foxtrot cartoon, Bill Amend achieved greatness for me—and probably for a lot of you who share my obsession with the pronunciation of the word REALTOR®.

I knew the cartoon was hitting close to home when my oldest son visited my office and saw the strip posted on my computer. “Mom,” he said, “this could be you.” In the back of his 11-year-old mind, he must have been wondering whether I’d consulted with Amend on the wording—right down to the mom repeating “nu-clee-er” three times."

I can relate.

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Aug. 6, 2006 - re: Nuclear is not pronounced Nucular

Posted by Bonnie Erickson

Why Cendant chose Realogy for their real estate spin-off company is beyond me. The website pronounces it real-a-gy. I had been trying to figure out the pronunciation until I checked their website. I had decided on re-al-o-gy. I was wrong. I'm sure there's some reason for the name, but didn't get that far in my research. I really don't understand the mispronunciation of REALTOR. There is no vowel between the "L" and the "T". Our office has had 2 admins who cannot get it right . . . even after correction. Both were from the south. Do they pronounce it that way in the south?

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Aug. 6, 2006 - re: Nuclear is not pronounced Nucular

Posted by Maureen McCabe

Bonnie wrote: "Both were from the south. Do they pronounce it that way in the south?" .....I don't know the one person I know here who does it grew up in in the Northeast US, lived in Ohio most of her life. Very active in our local board, but said "Real- i- Tor." Or Real-A-Tor. Maureen

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