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From: ivy@aicchi.UUCP (Iverson)
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Subject: Re: Pronouncing Uranus
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Date: Sat, 25-Jan-86 18:18:16 EST
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> In article <188@ncs-med.UUCP> bcg@ncs-med.UUCP (Brian C. Grande) writes:
> >
> >  Around January 24 Voyager 2 will encounter the planet Uranus (Yoo'-renus).
> 
> Note the above reference to the pronunciation of "Uranus". This is how I
> have always pronounced it. Has anyone else noticed that most TV news
> people, when reporting on this, have been saying it as "you-ray'-nus"?
> 
> (I suppose they are all terrified of ending up on blooper shows from
> pronouncing it "your-anus". :-)
> 
> Will

"Your anus", or "Urinous", take your pick the biological choices.

I do like "you RAY nous", but everyone tells me I'm wrong.

[just visiting this planet]