Intro to Human Communication

[Elok]

I had an astronomy teacher in HS who pronounced Uranus "YOO-rin-us," presumptively to avoid saying "your anus." But his work-around just made him say "urine" instead. You might want to mention this difficulty in your speech.

[Lorizael]

I had an astronomy teacher in HS who pronounced Uranus "YOO-rin-us," presumptively to avoid saying "your anus." But his work-around just made him say "urine" instead. You might want to mention this difficulty in your speech.

Uranus is better than the originally proposed name: George's Star.

[ColdWizard]

Ouranos.

[N35t0r]

Ouranos.

I pronounce it closer to your-ah-nus, due to the spanish spelling, but I guess Οὐρανός would be more accurate.

[-Jrabbit]

Uranus is better than the originally proposed name: George's Star.

Actually, the originally proposed name was "A$$hole."