Which now that I spell it out and look at it; isn't much better.. however, Niel DeGrass Tyson says we've all been pronouncing it wrong, but maybe we just don't wanna be right (this one time)?
But UR-in-us and ur-AY-nus are correct and accepted pronunciations. Both are listed in the dictionary. And, as you say, it sounds a bit wrong either way.
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u/B35TR3GARD5 11h ago edited 9h ago
and it's pronouced, "Urinus, not Uranus." .../s
Which now that I spell it out and look at it; isn't much better.. however, Niel DeGrass Tyson says we've all been pronouncing it wrong, but maybe we just don't wanna be right (this one time)?