A nukulus...newkulus?

[Sunshine]

What is with nukulus? over the years I have heard scientists, heads of corporation, and a lot of other people on television and radio some who work in nuclear energy fields utter the word "newkulus" "neukulus" whatever.

Most recently (tonight in fact) while listening to the gentleman who does the object descriptions on starsense app I heard him vomit the word "newkulus" while describing M5, I can understand this mistake from those who

are not necessarily interested in astronomy or science in general but not from those who work in fields related to science. Atoms and cells do not have a  (pronounced) new-cue-lus! they do have a new-clea-us!. 

Edited July 8, 2023 by Sunshine

[Paul M]

They need a new, clear way of talking..

[michael8554]

There appear to be at least two "accepted" pronunciations of the word "nucleus".

UK English is  "nyook-lee-us"

I suspect the US pronunciation is based on their shortening of the word "nuclear" to "nuke", so they say something like "nuke-lee-us".

Michael

[Mr Spock]

Ignore foreign English, it will fry your brain