On Mar 11, 2008, at 5:29 AM, Jim Sharkey wrote: > Ronn! Blankenship wrote: >> On this day in 1977, astronomers discovered rings around Uranus. > > When I was a kid, there was always at least one spoilsport teacher > who would insist it was pronounces "yur-eh-nuss."
Or, if they wanted to make sure that no more nonsense sullied the educational purity of their classroom, "OOH-run-ess" (dropping the initial "y" sound from the first syllable), thus also depriving student wags of "urine-ness". Dave _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
