early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhen they named the planet Uranus they probably didn't know it was full of methane.message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down12
arrow-up1166arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareZier@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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 month agoI hear it pronounced Urine-us more than not lately. It’s not better.
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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.