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nucular

Nucular is a common, proscribed pronunciation of the word nuclear. It is a rough phonetic spelling of . The Oxford English Dictionary s entry dates the word's first published appearance to 1943.

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Nucular is a common, proscribed pronunciation of the word nuclear. It is a rough phonetic spelling of . The Oxford English Dictionary s entry dates the word's first published appearance to 1943.

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  1. publication date: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358206223

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