early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhen they named the planet Uranus they probably didn't know it was full of methane.message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down14
arrow-up1159arrow-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 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareZier@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days 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-up2·1 day agoI hear it pronounced Urine-us more than not lately. It’s not better.
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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.