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At risk of being accused of advocacy/let's-all, I propose a
new way of pronouncing the
name of the planet between Saturn and Neptune. (I will
say that I'm not asking
everyone to pronounce it this way (though that would be
nice), nor does its success as
a pronunciation depend on everyone using
it. Also, I
think this is no more illegitimate
an idea than the others in this category.)
The two common pronunciations of the planet's name
sound like "URINE-us" and "your-
ANUS", both of which many people would prefer to avoid
confusion with (and both of
which some people enjoy the confusion with, but I'm not
one of those people).
My proposed pronunciation is "OO-ran-oos". This avoids
the risk of toilet humor, and as
far as I can tell, does not suggest other irrelevant things
either. In support of this
pronunciation, the Ancient Greek name of the god the
planet was named after was
Ouranos (which was Latinized to Uranus with a bar over
the U), so this pronunciation even seems to be a bit
more accurate in that regard.
Uranus
http://www.universe.../symbol-for-uranus/
The Symbol, but not Prince. [whatrock, Apr 17 2016]
Turns out CGP Grey suggested basically this a few years before I did
https://www.youtube...watch?v=h3ppbbYXMxE
This is why I don't watch CGP Grey despite thinking his videos are great: I often have the same ideas he does, and I want to be able to say mine are mine. [notexactly, Sep 27 2017, last modified Feb 11 2018]
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Since we don't pronounce Ursus Minor as Yoursus Minor, or the name Ursula as Yursula, I'm guessing the snickerization was on purpose... which is why you shouldn't let idiots contribute to the dictionary. |
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So does Venus become VEH-noos ? (or WEH-noos) |
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It was going to be called Neptune at one point. |
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In the style of pop culture we could simply note the symbol ⛢
and call it "the planet formerly known as Uranus". |
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I suggest that we just rename it, by auction. It could
then be "Microsoft" or "Macdonald's" |
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Let's just call it "Butthole Planet" to make life that
much tougher for science teachers. |
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Let's see them get the class to seriously discuss the
lesson on mass spectrometry with regard to what
we're learning about the gaseous atmosphere of
Buttonhole Planet. |
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On reflection, I suspect that Uranus was around long
before your anus. |
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Applying the principle of priority, therefore, we
ought to change the pronunciation of your anus. If it
we called "your anoose", the problem of Uranus
would disappear within a generation or two. |
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New name for Uranus to give it more personal ownership: Myarse |
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Other rude/juvenile names for planets under consideration. |
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I say we name all the planets "Butthole Planet" but
just number them. Sun included as "Butthole
Planet
1" even though it's not a planet. (Like that's the
biggest problem with the name?) |
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Then when people were talking arrogantly about
their plan to "save the Earth" it would at least be
easier to giggle at them. |
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"Together, we can save Butt hole Planet 4 from the
ravages of (insert cause here). So won't you please
help us save Butthole Planet 4? If not for you, for
future generations... of Butthole Planet 4,
because
we're all here, together on this tiny blue dot, that
is
Butthole Planet 4." |
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The funny part is where it's called "Butthole". |
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It's 'You Reign Us'. Sheesh! No respect for the Gods... |
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You should prolly all Appologise. |
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The funnier part is where it's called "Buttonhole" every
second time. |
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I know; it's a complete pain in the apse. |
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Well, better than spell check doing it the other way
around I guess. "Where were you planning on
inserting that button?" |
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How about calling it "Winky Mc Sphincter"? |
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Well, if you're all going to snigger then we'll just call it by its Nahuatl name - Xiuhtéuccîtlalli. Now, anyone still sniggering? |
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