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tecelote

(5,122 posts) Sun Jan 10, 2016, 06:17 PM Jan 2016

Take Care of Planet Earth!

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Take Care of Planet Earth! (Original Post) tecelote Jan 2016 OP

Sorry, the accent is on the first syllable. longship Jan 2016 #1

It's not My-ah-nus! tecelote Jan 2016 #2

No worries. A very common mistake. nt longship Jan 2016 #3

Yeah, it's not a body part that lets out waste. freedom fighter jh Jan 2016 #6

No Worries Gawdless Pinko Lib Jan 2016 #4

Even if it were . . . freedom fighter jh Jan 2016 #5

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Sorry, the accent is on the first syllable.

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 06:31 PM

Jan 2016

It's YOUR-ah-nus, not your-A-nus.

Basically, all astronomers face palm upon all Uranus jokes.

tecelote

(5,122 posts)

2. It's not My-ah-nus!

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:51 PM

Jan 2016

Thanks for the clarification.

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. No worries. A very common mistake. nt

Reply to tecelote (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:55 PM

Jan 2016

freedom fighter jh

(1,782 posts)

6. Yeah, it's not a body part that lets out waste.

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 08:22 AM

Jan 2016

It's waste that comes out of a different body part.

Point well taken, but I think it's funny that in getting out of one comical word situation, linguist astronomers walk right into another one.

Gawdless Pinko Lib

(75 posts)

4. No Worries

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 10:28 PM

Jan 2016

Planet Earth will "take care" of us if we continue our stupid ways!

freedom fighter jh

(1,782 posts)

5. Even if it were . . .

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 08:19 AM

Jan 2016

Body parts are worth taking care of.

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