Saturday, January 16, 2010

How do you pronounce "Uranus" ?


I've always wondered, myself...

How do you pronounce "Uranus" ?
Uranus is the planet with the funny name and the odd orientation. So, when you say the word 'Uranus' do you stress the first syllable or the second? Or, perhaps you do as Dr. Pamela Gay suggests, in order to avoid "being made fun of by any small schoolchildren … when in doubt, don't emphasize anything and just say 'Uranus.' And then run, quickly."

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