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:

[Cush]

1. as the say on Futurama: Urectum

[Maple]

2. Er...an..is

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.

[vet 65 69]

4. i though

that what they called bushco wrong spelling hum

[donheld]

3. Who came up with that name?

There's no way to say it without it sounding dirty.

[lib_1138]

5. You have a great example of "begging the question."

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."

[Solly Mack]

6. I just call mine "asshole"

[nine23]

7. Hint: it has nothing to do with, nor does it sound like, your asshole..

[0007]

8. "Your-a-ness" is correct

But everyone I know sez, "U-rain-us" They sure don't sound the same and could be confusing to some!

[UrbScotty]

9. Your...

:evilgrin:

[Bok_Tukalo]

10. Both are wrong

It's oo-RAH-nus.

[Dr.Phool]

11. I say My Anus

[Lady Effingbroke]

12. Either way sounds funny.

"Urine Us" or "Your Anus". :shrug:

I was taught to pronounce the name of the seventh planet from the sun as "Urine Us."

[karlrschneider]

13. Well, *I* pronounce it "yer-ANN-us"

but I mostly -hear- "YUR-an-us"

Who the hell knows?

[KoKo]

14. I hate the new "proper" pronunciation .....(U-RIN-US)

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