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Mon Jan-03-05 08:18 PM
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How do you pronounce Uranus? |
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And when and why did the media start pronouncing it Yoor-a-nis instead of Yoor-a-nus?
Please spare me the "Beavis and Butthead" childish snickering and "Klingon" jokes! This is a serious question. :smoke:
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:21 PM
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1. as the say on Futurama: Urectum |
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:22 PM
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Since the 50's when I first heard it.
Guess what the idiots have done with the 'big bang'?
15 year olds in charge of science...sigh.
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:25 PM
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that what they called bushco wrong spelling hum
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:24 PM
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3. Who came up with that name? |
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There's no way to say it without it sounding dirty.
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:25 PM
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5. You have a great example of "begging the question." |
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YER-an-es replaced Your-Anes in the 80s because of the obvious synonym.
When I was a kid, it was the latter. But it changed, maybe even as a result of "the Simpsons."
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:25 PM
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6. I just call mine "asshole" |
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:25 PM
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7. Hint: it has nothing to do with, nor does it sound like, your asshole.. |
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:27 PM
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8. "Your-a-ness" is correct |
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But everyone I know sez, "U-rain-us" They sure don't sound the same and could be confusing to some!
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:27 PM
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:30 PM
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12. Either way sounds funny. |
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"Urine Us" or "Your Anus". :shrug:
I was taught to pronounce the name of the seventh planet from the sun as "Urine Us."
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:31 PM
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13. Well, *I* pronounce it "yer-ANN-us" |
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but I mostly -hear- "YUR-an-us" Who the hell knows?
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:53 PM
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14. I hate the new "proper" pronunciation .....(U-RIN-US) |
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Edited on Mon Jan-03-05 08:55 PM by KoKo01
I grew up with "U-RAY-NUS" ...but that was aways back....I still prefer the "non-latrine" pronunciation, though...to the current accepted...:D
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