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I couldn't help it either. Astronomy is just going to be forever plagued by this name.

• gambiting 3y ago
  It's a problem just in English, because for some reason that I really don't understand, in English it's pronunced like (ur)anus, instead of pronuncing it like the name of the Greek god it's named after - ooranos(Uranos).
  • euroderf 3y ago
    and if you shift the stress to the first syllable, it comes out as Urinous. Ya can't win.
    • elwell 3y ago
      first two syllables