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For Greek speakers it just means “sky” so no big deal. The namer of the planet was German (Johann Bode) so he wouldn’t have known its unfortunate double meaning
by mjklin 3y ago
For Greek speakers it just means “sky” so no big deal. The namer of the planet was German (Johann Bode) so he wouldn’t have known its unfortunate double meaning in English. Every time you say it it’s like a punchline.