early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhen they named the planet Uranus they probably didn't know it was full of methane.message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down14
arrow-up1164arrow-down1message-squareWhen they named the planet Uranus they probably didn't know it was full of methane.early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareZier@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoPeople always pronounce it wrong, it’s your-ah-nohse, sometimes your-ah-nuss. People always mispronounce Neanderthal as well. It’s ne-ander-tall.
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI hear it pronounced Urine-us more than not lately. It’s not better.
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI’m glad scientists are planning to change it to Urectum in the year 2620, finally put an end to this confusion. They should do it sooner if you ask me.
People always pronounce it wrong, it’s your-ah-nohse, sometimes your-ah-nuss. People always mispronounce Neanderthal as well. It’s ne-ander-tall.
I hear it pronounced Urine-us more than not lately. It’s not better.
I’m glad scientists are planning to change it to Urectum in the year 2620, finally put an end to this confusion. They should do it sooner if you ask me.